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phlegmon /phleg·mon/ (fleg´mon) diffuse inflammation of the soft or connective tissue due to infection.phleg´monous

phleg·mon (fl

)

Acute suppurative inflammation affecting the subcutaneous connective tissue.

phlegmon·ous (-m

-n

s) 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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