IMPOSTUME


Meaning of IMPOSTUME in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ im-ˈpäs-ˌchüm ]

noun

or im·pos·thume -ˌthüm, -ˌthyüm

Etymology: Middle English emposteme, ultimately from Greek apostēma, from aphistanai to remove, from apo- + histanai to cause to stand — more at stand

Date: 14th century

archaic : abscess

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