apostematous
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From apostemate + -ous.
Adjective
[edit]apostematous (comparative more apostematous, superlative most apostematous)
- Of or pertaining to an aposteme; having the nature of an aposteme; characterised by apostemes.
- 1827, Thomas John Graham, Of Pulmonary Consumption: Of the Apostematous Consumption, chapter section in Modern Domestic Medicine, page 275-276,
- But I suspect they are rarely applicable to any other than the apostematous phthisis. […] Patients labouring under severe apostematous consumption, have often derived signal advantage from living solely on milk.
- 1827, Thomas John Graham, Of Pulmonary Consumption: Of the Apostematous Consumption, chapter section in Modern Domestic Medicine, page 275-276,