# phlegmon

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A solid mass formed by inflamed connective tissue, such as forms around an appendix in appendicitis.

## Etymology
From Latin phlegmōn, phlegmonē (“inflammation beneath the skin”), from Ancient Greek φλεγμονή (phlegmonḗ, “inflammation, fiery heat”), from φλέγω (phlégō, “burn”).

## Source
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