phlegmone

• phlegmōn

From Ancient Greek φλεγμονή (phlegmonḗ, “inflammation, fiery heat”), from φλέγω (phlégō, “burn”).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpʰɫɛɡ.mɔ.neː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈflɛɡ.mo.ne]

phlegmonē f (genitive phlegmonēs); first declension

1. phlegmon (a solid mass formed by inflamed connective tissue, such as forms around an appendix in appendicitis).

First-declension noun (Greek-type).