IMPOSTHUME

Etymology

Noun

imposthume (plural imposthumes)

(obsolete) An abscess.

(obsolete) A person suffering from an abscess.

Verb

imposthume (third-person singular simple present imposthumes, present participle imposthuming, simple past and past participle imposthumed)

(obsolete, intransitive) To form an abscess.

(obsolete, transitive) To affect with an abscess.

Source: Wiktionary


Im*post"hume, n. Etym: [A corruption of aposteme. See Aposteme.]

Definition: A collection of pus or purulent matter in any part of an animal body; an abscess.

Im*post"hume, v. t. & i.

Definition: Same as Imposthumate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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