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abscess [ˈæbsɛs -sɪs] n (Medicine / Pathology) a localized collection of pus formed as the product of inflammation and usually caused by bacteria vb (Medicine / Pathology) (intr) to form such a collection of pus [from Latin abscessus a going away, a throwing off of bad humours, hence an abscess, from abscēdere to go away] abscessed adj
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abscess Translations abscess [ˈæbsɛs] n → abcès m abscess n → Abszess m n abscess [ˈӕbses] a painful swelling, containing pus He has a bad abscess under that tooth. abses خُراج، دُمّل гнойно възпаление absces byld; absces der Abszeß απόστημα absceso mädanik, mädapaise آبسه paise abcès מוּרסָה फोड़ा apsces tályog bengkak graftarbólga, kÿli ascesso 腫れもの 종기 abscesas, pūlinys abscess; augonis bengkak abces verkebyll ropień abcesso abces абсцесс absces, hľuza ognojek apsces böld, abscess ฝี abse, çıban 膿瘡 нарив, абсцес ناسور áp xe 脓肿 abscess → خُرَّاج absces byld Abszess απόστημα absceso märkäpesäke abcès apsces ascesso 膿瘍 종기 abces byll ropień abcesso, abscesso абсцесс böld ฝี apse áp xe 脓肿 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| If the mastoiditis is left untreated or if it is treated inappropriately, it can cause severe complications, such as subperiosteal abscess, Bezold's abscess, meningitis, brain abscess, sigmoid sinus thrombophlebitis, and Gradenigo's syndrome. Left untreated, the potential complications of otitis media include otalgia, hearing loss, otorrhea, balance and coordination disturbance, acute coalescent mastoiditis, chronic mastoiditis, tympanic membrane perforation, cholesteatoma, ossicular erosion, facial nerve paralysis, meningitis, labyrinthitis, focal otitic encephalitis, lateral sinus thrombophlebitis, otitic hydrocephalus, periauricular subperiosteal abscess, Bezold's abscess, and epidural, subdural, and brain abscess. Some patients also had a postauricular fistula, meningitis, one or more intracranial abscesses, Bezold's abscess, parapharyngeal abscess, spontaneous mastoid excavitation, erosion of the facial canal at various levels, destruction of dural or sigmoid plates, or sigmoid sinus hernia. |
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