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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete, medicine) The formation of an aposteme; the process of suppuration..
For I have known Pieces of Splinters etc. sometimes stick so fast in the inward Parts, or to have been so inclosed, that we could by no means get them out; yet at length, upon Apostemation of the Part, they have thrust forth.
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Apostemation means (obsolete, medicine) The formation of an aposteme; the process of suppuration..
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For I have known Pieces of Splinters etc. sometimes stick so fast in the inward Parts, or to have been so inclosed, that we could by no means get them out; yet at length, upon Apostemation of the Part, they have thrust forth.
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