noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin apostema, from Greek apostēma abscess, distance, from aphistanai to remove — more at apostasy
obsolete : a swelling filled with purulent matter : abscess
noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin apostema, from Greek apostēma abscess, distance, from aphistanai to remove — more at apostasy
obsolete : a swelling filled with purulent matter : abscess
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012