ab·scess
(ăb′sĕs′)n.
A localized collection of pus in part of the body, formed by tissue disintegration and surrounded by an inflamed area.
intr.v. ab·scessed, ab·scess·ing, ab·scess·es
To form an abscess.
[Latin abscessus, separation, abscess, from past participle of abscēdere, to go away, slough, form an abscess (possibly translation of Greek apostēma, distance, abscess, from aphistasthai, to withdraw, slough, form an abscess) : ab-, away; see ab-1 + cēdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]
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abscess
(ˈæbsɛs; -sɪs)n
(Pathology) a localized collection of pus formed as the product of inflammation and usually caused by bacteria
vb
(Pathology) (intr) to form such a collection of pus
[C16: from Latin abscessus a going away, a throwing off of bad humours, hence an abscess, from abscēdere to go away]
ˈabscessed adj
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ab•scess
(ˈæb sɛs)n.
a localized accumulation of pus in a body tissue.
[1535–45; < Latin abscessus a going away, abscess =absced-, variant s. of abscēdere to go away, separate off, form an abscess (abs- abs- + cēdere; see cede) + -tus suffix of v. action]
ab′scessed, adj.
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ab·scess
(ăb′sĕs′) A collection of pus that forms at one place in the body and is surrounded by inflamed tissue.
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abscess
Past participle: abscessed
Gerund: abscessing
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abscess
1. A pus-filled cavity; in the skin this is known as a pimple, pustule, or boil, depending on the size or the position.
2. A pus-filled cavity in the body, usually caused by infection.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  abscess - symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissuesymptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease abscessed tooth - an abscess of a common kind in the tissue around a tooth head - the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates) |
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abscess
noun boil, infection, swelling, blister, ulcer, inflammation, gathering, whitlow, blain, carbuncle, pustule, bubo, furuncle (Pathology), gumboil, parulis (Pathology) In the case of an abscess, seek medical treatment immediately.
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Translations
خُراج، دُمّلخُرَّاج
absceshnisavý vřed
byldabsces
märkäpesäkemärkiäpaiseabsessi
apsces
tályogkelés
graftarbólga, kÿlikýli
膿瘍
종기
abscesaspūlinys
abscessaugonis
absces
böld
ฝี
ổ mủ
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abscess
n → Abszess m
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abscess
(ˈӕbses) noun a painful swelling, containing pus. He has a bad abscess under that tooth.
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abscess
→ خُرَّاج absces byld Abszess απόστημα absceso märkäpesäke abcès apsces ascesso 膿瘍 종기 abces byll ropień abcesso, abscesso абсцесс böld ฝี apse ổ mủ 脓肿Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
ab·scess
n. absceso, acumulación de pus gen. debido a una desintegración del tejido;
acute ___ → ___ agudo;
alveolar ___ → ___ alveolar;
chronic ___ → ___ crónico;
cutaneous ___ → ___ cutáneo;
dental ___ → ___ dental;
drainage ___ → ___ de drenaje;
encysted ___ → ___ enquistado;
facial ___ → ___ facial;
fecal ___ → ___ fecal;
follicular ___ → ___ folicular;
gingival ___ → ___ de las encías;
hepatic ___ → ___ hepático;
intra abdominal ___ → ___ intra abdominal;
mammary ___ → ___ mamario;
mastoid ___ → ___ mastoideo;
osseous ___ → ___ óseo;
pancreatic ___ → ___ pancreático;
paronchial ___ → ___ de la uña;
pelvic ___ → ___ de la pelvis;
peritonsicular ___ → ___ de las amígdalas;
pulmonary ___ → ___ pulmonar o en un pulmón;
radicular ___ → absceso de la raíz;
tubo-ovarian ___ → ___ tubárico.
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