"aposteme" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: apostemes [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English aposteme (“a swelling, inflamation”), from Old French aposteme and Late Latin apostēma, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστημα (apóstēma, “abcesse”) (source of Modern Greek απόστημα (apóstima, “abscess”)), related to ἀποστέλλω (apostéllō, “to remove”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|aposteme||a swelling, inflamation}} Middle English aposteme (“a swelling, inflamation”), {{der|en|fro|aposteme}} Old French aposteme, {{der|en|la-lat|apostēma}} Late Latin apostēma, {{der|en|grc|ἀπόστημα||abcesse}} Ancient Greek ἀπόστημα (apóstēma, “abcesse”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} aposteme (plural apostemes)
  1. (medicine, obsolete) An abscess; a pustulent swelling. Tags: obsolete Derived forms: apostemate, apostemation Translations (a pustulent swelling): apostema [masculine] (Portuguese)
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