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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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| —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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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
These cysts may occasionally become infected and form painful abscesses.
The inflammation continued several weeks, and at length terminated in the formation of three or four small abscesses.
Long-term complications include stone recurrence and abscesses.
Brain abscesses commonly occur when bacteria or fungi infect part of the brain.
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