phlegmasia

== English == === Etymology === From New Latin , from Ancient Greek φλεγμᾰσία (phlegmăsía, “inflammation”), from φλέγμα (phlégma, “flame”) (whence also phlegm). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /flɛɡˈmeɪzi.ə/, /flɛɡˈmeɪʒə/ === Noun === phlegmasia (usually uncountable, plural phlegmasiae) (archaic, medicine) An inflammation, especially of the internal organs. ==== Derived terms ==== phlegmasia alba dolens phlegmasia cerulea dolens phlegmasia dolens === References === “phlegmasia”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.