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abscess
[ ab-ses ]
noun
- a localized collection of pus in the tissues of the body, often accompanied by swelling and inflammation and frequently caused by bacteria.
abscess
/ ˈæbsɛs; -sɪs /
noun
- a localized collection of pus formed as the product of inflammation and usually caused by bacteria
verb
- intr to form such a collection of pus
abscess
- A localized collection of pus surrounded by infected tissue.
abscess
- An inflamed area ( see inflammation ) in the body tissues that is filled with pus.
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- s adjective
- un·s adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of abscess1
Example Sentences
Her skeleton shows a healed fracture to her arm, while her tooth was infected and had an abscess, which exposed the roots and must have been painful.
The two-toed sloth went under the knife after keepers noticed swellings on the sides of its face, with investigations showing two root abscesses.
In 2023, the singer revealed that Iron Maiden had helped him pay medical bills for treatment of a lung abscess, saying that he would be “forever grateful for that.”
He said he was taking medication for abscesses in his wisdom teeth when he woke up with "a really strange feeling" in his chest.
"She had a liver problem, an abscess that we never would have known was there," says Hannah.
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