phlegmon /phleg·mon/ (fleg´mon) diffuse inflammation of the soft or connective tissue due to infection.phleg´monous
phlegmon
phlegmon (fleg´mon),
phleg·mon (fl g m n )n. Acute suppurative inflammation affecting the subcutaneous connective tissue. phleg mon·ous (-m -ns) adj. |
phlegmon
[fleg′mon]
Etymology: Gk, phlegmone, inflammation
an inflammation of connective tissue.
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.
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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