Medical Dictionary
phlegmon
noun phleg·mon \ˈfleg-ˌmän\
Medical Definition of PHLEGMON
: a purulent inflammation and infiltration of connective tissue <an acute phlegmon of the tongue—R. L. Cecil & R. F. Loeb>—compare abscess
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