abscess

ab·scess  (bss)

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.

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[Latin abscessus, separation, abscess, from past participle of abscdere, to go away, slough, form an abscess (possibly translation of Greek apostma, distance, abscess, from aphistasthai, to withdraw, slough, form an abscess) : ab-, away; see ab-¹ + cdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]

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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  (bss)

A localized collection of pus surrounded by infected tissue.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

abscess - symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue symptom - (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) purulence, purulency - symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus)

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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.

Translations

abscess [ˈæbsɪs] N → absceso m

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abscess [ˈæbsɛs] n → abcès m

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abscess

n → Abszess m

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abscess [ˈæbsɛs] n (Med) → ascesso

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abscess

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

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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 áp xe 脓肿