impostume

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An abscess

Jason Phereus utterly forsaken of all Physitians, by reason of an impostume he had in his breast .

imposthume
to form an abscess
imposthume
an abscess
imposthume
Same as Imposthumate
imposthume
A collection of pus or purulent matter in any part of an animal body; an abscess
impostume

    Hyphenation

    im·pos·tume

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    Etymology

    () From Old French empostume, alteration of apostume (“apostume, large abscess”), from Latin apostema, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστεμα (“separation of pus into an abscess”).
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