abscess
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sɛs noun Pathology.
a localized collection of pus in the tissues of the body, often accompanied by swelling and inflammation and frequently caused by bacteria.
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World English Dictionary
abscess (ˈæbsɛs, -sɪs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a localized collection of pus formed as the product of inflammation and usually caused by bacteria |
| —vb | |
| 2. | (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] | |
| 'abscessed | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
abscess
1540s, from L. abscessus "an abscess" (Celsus), lit. "a going away," from stem of abscedere "withdraw," from ab- "away" + cedere "to go" (see cede). The notion is that humors "go from" the body through the pus in the swelling.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
abscess ab·scess (āb'sěs')
n.
A collection of pus formed by tissue destruction in an inflamed area of a localized infection.
A cavity that is formed by liquefactive necrosis within solid tissue.
To form an abscess.
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Science Dictionary
| abscess (āb'sěs') Pronunciation Key
A localized collection of pus surrounded by infected tissue. |
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Cultural Dictionary
abscess [(ab-ses)]An inflamed area (see inflammation) in the body tissues that is filled with pus.
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Example sentences
She had this horrendous, painful-looking dental abscess, caused by a diseased upper left incisor.
The gums are usually painless or mildly tender, unless a tooth abscess is also present.
Quite what caused the abscess, or exactly how severe it was, has not been revealed.
The laminitis flared back up, and a deep abscess developed in his right hind foot.
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