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phlegmon

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phlegmon /phleg·mon/ (fleg´mon) diffuse inflammation of the soft or connective tissue due to infection.phleg´monous
phleg·mon (flgmn)
n.
Acute suppurative inflammation affecting the subcutaneous connective tissue.
phlegmon·ous (-m-ns) adj.
phlegmon
[fleg′mon]
Etymology: Gk, phlegmone, inflammation
an inflammation of connective tissue.
phlegmon [fleg´mon]
diffuse inflammation of the soft or connective tissue due to infection with microaerophilic streptococci. adj., adj phleg´monous.
pancreatic phlegmon a solid, swollen, inflamed mass of pancreatic tissue occurring as a complication of acute pancreatitis.
phlegmon (fleg´mon),
n 1. an intense inflammation spreading through tissue spaces over a large area and without definite limits.
n 2. clinically, a hard, boardlike swelling without gross suppuration. See also cellulitis.
phlegmon
diffuse inflammation of the soft or connective tissue due to infection.
throat phlegmon
see pharyngeal phlegmon.
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