Phlegmon

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Phlegmon \Phleg"mon\, n. [L. phlegmone, phlegmon, inflammation
     beneath the skin, Gr. flegmonh`, fr. fle`gein to burn: cf. F.
     phlegmon.] (Med.)
     Purulent inflammation of the cellular or areolar tissue.
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