imposthume

English edit

Etymology edit

A corruption of aposteme.

Noun edit

imposthume (plural imposthumes)

(obsolete) An abscess.
(obsolete) A person suffering from an abscess.

Quotations edit

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Verb edit

imposthume (third-person singular simple present imposthumes, present participle imposthuming, simple past and past participle imposthumed)

(obsolete, intransitive) To form an abscess.
(obsolete, transitive) To affect with an abscess.