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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
/ ăb′sĕs′ /
- A localized collection of pus surrounded by infected tissue.
Derived Forms
- ˈabscessed, adjective
Other Words From
- abscessed adjective
- un·abscessed adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of abscess1
Example Sentences
Various scratches and cuts line her arms and face; a pus-filled abscess burns on her right arm.
When he finally goes to see a dentist, he learns that he has an abscess: the tooth is rotten, threatening to overtake his jaw.
Rapport, who took the lovers part, had been kept awake all night by an abscess on his finger, and was nearly fainting.
If he has opened his abscess with a bronze lancet and has made him lose his eye, he shall pay money, half his price.
The king can be saved by injecting through the ear a remedy which will draw the contents of the abscess through that passage.
The bulging of the canvas became larger, and was still increasing, like a frightful abscess ready to burst.
The maddest boil, unless it kill you with its torments, does at length burst, and become an abscess.
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