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PHLEGMONOUS ENTERITIS

\flˈɛɡmənəs ˌɛntəɹˈa͡ɪtɪs], \flˈɛɡmənəs ˌɛntəɹˈa‍ɪtɪs], \f_l_ˈɛ_ɡ_m_ə_n_ə_s ˌɛ_n_t_ə_ɹ_ˈaɪ_t_ɪ_s]\

Definitions of PHLEGMONOUS ENTERITIS

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Severe acute inflammation of the intestine, with walls edematous and infiltrated with pus.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

A rare form, affecting chiefly the duodenum, characterized by a tendency to suppuration in the submucous connective tissue. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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