The Collaborative International Dictionary
Phlegmonous
Phlegmonous \Phleg"mon*ous\, a. [Cf. F. phlegmoneux.]
Having the nature or properties of phlegmon; as, phlegmonous
pneumonia.
--Harvey.
Usage examples of "phlegmonous".
When acquired, it is the result of the influence of habits of life, climate, and the state of mind over the constitution Phlegmonous inflammation is the active inflammation of the cellular membrane, one illustration of which is a common boil.
It was opened, but the phlegmonous process spread up to the shoulder, and it was opened in many places, and at last, under chloroform, the limb was amputated below the joint.