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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

/ 藞忙bs蓻s; -s瑟s /

noun

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

verb

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

abscess

  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

  • 藞补产蝉肠别蝉蝉别诲, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 补产顎僺肠别蝉蝉别诲 adjective
  • un路补产顎僺肠别蝉蝉别诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of abscess1

First recorded in 1535鈥45; from Latin abscessus 鈥渄eparture,鈥 noun use of past participle of 补产蝉肠脓诲别谤别 鈥渢o go away, separate off, form an abscess,鈥 from abs- abs- + 肠脓诲别谤别 鈥渢o go, yield鈥 ( cede )
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of abscess1

C16: from Latin abscessus a going away, a throwing off of bad humours, hence an abscess, from 补产蝉肠脓诲别谤别 to go away
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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.

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The two-toed sloth went under the knife after keepers noticed swellings on the sides of its face, with investigations showing two root abscesses.

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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 鈥渇orever grateful for that.鈥

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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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