Ăp'os-tēme, n.

n. [Fr. apostēme, Lat. apostema, Gr. ἀποστῆμα, the separation of corrupt matter into an ulcer, from ἀποστῆμαι, to stand off, to be separate.] See APOSTASY.] An abscess; a swelling filled with purulent matter. [Written corruptly impothume.] Wiseman.