imposthumation

English

Etymology

See apostemation.

Noun

imposthumation (plural imposthumations)

1. The formation of an abscess; inflammation; suppuration
2. An abscess; an imposthume.
   • 1816, James Ewell, The Medical Companion:

     Askew , a wealthy and facetious farmer of Cornwall , was afflicted with a most alarming imposthumation of which he appeared to be on the very point of suffocation

References

• “imposthumation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.