Phleg″mon (?), n. [L. phlegmone, phlegmon, inflammation beneath the skin, Gr. �, fr. � to burn: cf. F. phlegmon.] (Med.) Purulent inflammation of the cellular or areolar tissue.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.