imposthumation

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imposthumation - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Imposthumation \Im*post`hu*ma"tion\, n.
     1. The act of forming an abscess; state of being inflamed;
        suppuration.
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     2. An abscess; an imposthume. --Coxe.
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  Apostemation \A*pos`te*ma"tion\, n. [LL. apostematio: cf. F.
     apost['e]mation.] (Med.)
     The formation of an aposteme; the process of suppuration.
     [Written corruptly imposthumation.] --Wiseman.
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