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imposthume
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synonyms: aposteme, carbuncle, furuncle, wen ???
tags: [obsolete] [pathosis]
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Definition:an abcess, viz. an infected, inflamed tissue cavity filled with pus.
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Two Days after the Imposthume broke, without any Application, and Zadig soon after was perfectly recover’d.
Voltaire. Zadig.
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This is th' imposthume of much wealth and peace,
That inward breaks, and shows no cause without
Why the man dies.- I humbly thank you, sir.
William Shakespeare. Hamlet
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