Apostematous vs Apostemate - What's the difference?

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Apostematous is a related term of apostemate.

As an adjective apostematous

is of or pertaining to an aposteme; having the nature of an aposteme; characterised by apostemes.

As a verb apostemate is

to become an aposteme; to pustulate.

apostematous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

Of or pertaining to an aposteme; having the nature of an aposteme; characterised by apostemes.

* 1827', Thomas John Graham, ''Of Pulmonary Consumption: Of the '''Apostematous Consumption'', chapter section in ''Modern Domestic Medicine , page 275-276,

But I suspect they are rarely applicable to any other than the apostematous' phthisis. Patients labouring under severe ' apostematous consumption, have often derived signal advantage from living solely on milk.

apostemate

English

From .

Verb

(apostemat)

To become an aposteme; to pustulate.

* 1734 , Richard Wiseman, Eight Chirurgical Treatises , Volume 1, page 167,

and afterwards the Brea?t ?welled, and ?eemed to apo?temate .