apostema

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) aposteme (a pustulent swelling)
2. (figuratively, masculine) disgust

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of apostemar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of apostemar:

apostemar

to apostemate (to swell with pus)

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Concepts

abscess

abcess

aposteme

Synonyms

abscesso

abcesso

Translations

abcès

ettergezwel

etterbuil

abces

abscés

Abszess

ascesso

absceso

tubercule

apse

apostema

postema

Eiterbeule

Abszeß

apostema

Pronounced as (IPA)

/a.posˈtẽ.mɐ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: apostēma

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin apostēma, from Ancient Greek απόστημα (apóstēma). First attested in c. 16th century.