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abscess
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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.

[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.]

abscess [ab-sess]
Noun
a swelling containing pus as a result of inflammation
Verb
to form a swelling containing pus [Latin abscessus literally: a throwing off]
abscessed adj

abscess  (bss)
A localized collection of pus surrounded by infected tissue.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.abscessabscess - 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)

abscess
Translations
abscess [ˈæbsɪs] nabsceso

abscess [ˈæbsɪs] nabcès m

abscess [ˈæbsɪs] nAbszess m

abscess [ˈæbsɪs] nascesso

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 膿腫 нарив, абсцес ناسور áp xe


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