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abscess

[ ab-ses ]

noun

Pathology.
  1. 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

  1. a localized collection of pus formed as the product of inflammation and usually caused by bacteria
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to form such a collection of pus
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

abscess

/ ăĕ′ /

  1. A localized collection of pus surrounded by infected tissue.

abscess

  1. An inflamed area ( see inflammation ) in the body tissues that is filled with pus.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • s adjective
  • un·s adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of abscess1

First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin abscessus “departure,” noun use of past participle of ŧ “to go away, separate off, form an abscess,” from abs- abs- + ŧ “to go, yield” ( cede )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of abscess1

C16: from Latin abscessus a going away, a throwing off of bad humours, hence an abscess, from ŧ to go away
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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.”

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He said he was taking medication for abscesses in his wisdom teeth when he woke up with "a really strange feeling" in his chest.

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"She had a liver problem, an abscess that we never would have known was there," says Hannah.

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Perianal fistulae, abnormal connections between the anal canal and perianal skin, are a common complication of Crohn's disease that often result in painful abscesses and impact patients' quality of life.

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It is difficult to diagnose melioidosis as symptoms vary from localised abscess or pneumonia to acute septicaemia, or may present as a chronic infection.

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