English

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Etymology

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From Middle English aposteme (a swelling, inflamation), from Old French aposteme and Late Latin apostēma, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστημα (apóstēma, abcesse) (source of Modern Greek απόστημα (apóstima, abscess)), related to ἀποστέλλω (apostéllō, to remove).

Noun

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aposteme (plural apostemes)

  1. (medicine, obsolete) An abscess; a pustulent swelling.

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Italian

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Noun

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aposteme f

  1. plural of apostema

Old French

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Noun

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aposteme oblique singularm (oblique plural apostemes, nominative singular apostemes, nominative plural aposteme)

  1. (medicine) aposteme

Portuguese

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Verb

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aposteme

  1. inflection of apostemar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative