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apostumate (iou) and Units (medicine)


apostumate (iou)



apostumate verb.Also apostemate, aposthumate. Pa. pple & ppl adjective -ate (earlier), -ated. LME.
[medieval Latin apostemat- pa. ppl stem of apostemari, from apostema APOSTUME: see -ATE3. Cf. IMPOSTUMATE.]
verb trans. & intrans. Form into a cyst or abscess; fester. LME-L17.
verb trans. In pass. Be affected by a cyst or abscess. L16-L17.
apostematous adjective festering; characterized by abscesses: M17-M19.

Units (medicine)


units
<physics> Standard quantities of measurement which are specific to a type of measurement, i.e. The metre is the standard unit of measurement for length in the MKS system of measurement. (see also SI unit, MKS, CGS)