phlegmon
nounEtymology From Latin phlegmōn, phlegmonē (“inflammation beneath the skin”), from Ancient Greek φλεγμονή (phlegmonḗ, “inflammation, fiery heat”), from φλέγω (phlégō, “burn”).
1
A solid mass formed by inflamed connective tissue, such as forms around an appendix in appendicitis.
- Derived terms
- phlegmonic, phlegmonoid, phlegmonous