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Where does “apostema” come from?

apostema (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἀπόστεμα — separation of pus into an abscess.

apostema (Latin): boil

Definitions

  1. boil

Ancestry of “apostema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀπόστεμαseparation of pus into an abscess

Words derived from “apostema”

  • Buster
  • impostume
  • Buste
  • empostume
  • apostume
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