abscess
11abscess — noun VERB + ABSCESS ▪ have ▪ develop, get ▪ I developed an abscess on my neck. ▪ cause ▪ drain …
12abscess — • bulnad, svullnad, bula, böld, svulst, abscess • bulnad, böld, fistel, pustel, svulst, varhärd, varsamling • bula, svullnad, böld, abscess, knöl, upphöjning, buckla, bulle • bula, bulnad, svullnad, knöl, blåsa, abscess, svulst …
13abscess — n. a localized collection of pus and necrotic tissue anywhere in the body, surrounded and walled off by damaged and inflamed tissues. A boil is an example of an abscess within the skin. The usual cause is local bacterial infection, often by… …
14abscess — UK [ˈæbses] / US [ˈæbˌses] noun [countable] Word forms abscess : singular abscess plural abscesses a painful swollen area on your skin or inside your body that is infected and filled with pus (= unpleasant yellow liquid) …
15abscess — ab•scess [[t]ˈæb sɛs[/t]] n. pat a localized accumulation of pus in a body tissue • Etymology: 1535–45; < L abscessus a going away, abscess =absced , var. s. of abscēdere to go away, separate off, form an abscess (abs abs +cēdere; see cede) +… …
16abscess — ab|scess [ˈæbses] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: abscessus act of going away, abscess , from abscedere, from abs away + cedere to go ] a painful swollen part of your skin or inside your body that has become infected and is full of a… …
17abscess — [16] Abscess comes, via French abcès, from Latin abscessus, a noun derived from abscēdere ‘go away’. The constituent parts of this compound verb are abs ‘away’ and cēdere ‘go’, which has given English cede and a whole range of other words, such… …
18abscess — [[t]æ̱bses[/t]] abscesses N COUNT An abscess is a painful swelling containing pus …
19abscess — noun the abscess is what s causing the pain Syn: ulcer, ulceration, cyst, boil, blister, sore, pustule, carbuncle, pimple, wen, whitlow, canker; inflammation, infection, eruption …
20abscess — An enclosed collection of pus in tissues, organs, or confined spaces in the body. An abscess is a sign of infection and is usually swollen and inflamed …
