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单词 impostume
释义

Definition of impostume in English:

impostume

(also imposthume)
noun ɪmˈpɒstjuːm
archaic
  • A swelling containing pus; an abscess.

    an impostume in his breast
    the patient was dangerously ill of an imposthume

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French empostume, alteration of apostume, from Latin and Greek apostema 'separation of pus into an abscess', from Greek apostēnai 'withdraw'.

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