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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Of or pertaining to an aposteme; having the nature of an aposteme; characterised by apostemes..
1827, Thomas John Graham, Of Pulmonary Consumption: Of the Apostematous Consumption, chapter section in Modern Domestic Medicine, page 275-276, But I suspect they are rarely applicable to any other than the apostematous phthisis. […] Patients labouring under severe apostematous consumption, have often derived signal advantage from living solely on milk.
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Apostematous means Of or pertaining to an aposteme; having the nature of an aposteme; characterised by apostemes..
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1827, Thomas John Graham, Of Pulmonary Consumption: Of the Apostematous Consumption, chapter section in Modern Domestic Medicine, page 275-276, But I suspect they are rarely applicable to any other than the apostematous phthisis. […] Patients labouring under severe apostematous consumption, have often derived signal advantage from living solely on milk.
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