abscess

  • 21abscess — [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… …

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  • 22Abscess (Deutschland) — Abscess Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Elektro, Electronica Gründung 1993 als God’s Gift Auflösung 2000 Neugründung …

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  • 23Abscess (USA) — Abscess Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Death Metal Gründung 1994 Website http://www.abscessfreaks.com/ …

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  • 24Abscess (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Abscess Img capt = Img size = Background = group or band Origin = Oakland, California, USA Genre = Death metal/Grindcore [ [http://www.metal archives.com/band.php?id=878 Abscess Metal Archives page] ] Years active =… …

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  • 25Abscess of thymus — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|E|32|1|e|20 ICD9 = ICD9|254.1 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = An abscess of the thymus (also known as Dubois abscesses )cite web… …

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  • 26Abscess, peritonsillar — A collection of pus (an abscess) behind the tonsils that pushes one of the tonsils toward the uvula (the prominent soft tissue dangling from the back of the palate in the back of the mouth). A peritonsillar abscess is generally very painful and… …

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  • 27abscess — noun (plural abscesses) Etymology: Latin abscessus, literally, act of going away, from abscedere to go away, from abs , ab + cedere to go Date: 1615 a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue • abscessed adjective …

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  • 28abscess — A cavity within a tissue occupied by pus (chiefly composed of degenerating inflammatory cells), generally caused by bacteria that resist killing by phagocytes …

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  • 29abscess — 1. noun A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue. See Also: boil, carbuncle, pustule 2. verb To form such a collection of pus …

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  • 30abscess — Synonyms and related words: ague, anemia, ankylosis, anoxia, apnea, aposteme, asphyxiation, asthma, ataxia, atrophy, backache, bed sore, blain, bleb, bleeding, blennorhea, blister, blotch, boil, bubo, bulla, bunion, cachexia, cachexy, canker,… …

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