'Phlegmon' definitions:
Definition of 'Phlegmon'
From: GCIDE
- Phlegmon \Phleg"mon\, n. [L. phlegmone, phlegmon, inflammation beneath the skin, Gr. flegmonh`, fr. fle`gein to burn: cf. F. phlegmon.] (Med.) Purulent inflammation of the cellular or areolar tissue. [1913 Webster]