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Aposteme vs Apostematous - What's the difference?

aposteme | apostematous |

As a noun aposteme

is (medicine) an abscess; a pustulent swelling.

As an adjective apostematous is

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

aposteme

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (medicine) An abscess; a pustulent swelling.
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    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.