abscess
61Peritonsillar abscess — 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. It… …
62apical abscess — an abscess in the bone around the apex of a tooth. An acute abscess is extremely painful, causing swelling of the jaw and sometimes also the face. A chronic abscess may cause no pain or swelling. An abscess invariably results from damage to and… …
63Perianal abscess — An abscess (a local accumulation of pus) that forms next to the anus (the opening of the rectum to the outside of the body) causing tender swelling in that area and pain on defecation. Peri is a prefix borrowed from the Greek that means around or …
64apical abscess — an abscess in the bone around the apex of a tooth. An acute abscess is extremely painful, causing swelling of the jaw and sometimes also the face. A chronic abscess may cause no pain or swelling. An abscess invariably results from damage to and… …
65Brodie abscess — A Brodie abscess is a subacute osteomyelitis, which may persist for years before converting to a frank osteomyelitis. Classically, this may present after conversion as a draining abscess extending from the tibia out through the shin.Most frequent …
66Paget's abscess — A Paget s Abscess, named by eminent British surgeon and pathologist Sir James Paget, is an abscess that recurrs at the site of a former abscess which had resolved. References External links * [http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/1144.html… …
67cold abscess — n a chronic abscess of slow formation and with little evidence of inflammation * * * 1. an abscess of comparatively slow development, with relatively minimal symptoms of inflammation. Called also chronic a. 2. tuberculous a …
68pelvirectal abscess — pel·vi·rec·tal abscess .pel və rek təl n an abscess occurring between the levator ani muscle and the rectum * * * an abscess lying immediately above the levator ani muscle, in close relation to the wall of the rectum …
69ischiorectal abscess — an abscess in the space between the sheet of muscle that assists in control of the rectum (levator ani) and the pelvic bone. It may occur spontaneously, but is often secondary to an anal fissure, thrombosed haemorrhoids, or other disease of the… …
70Cold abscess — Cold Cold (k[=o]ld), a. [Compar. {Colder} ( [ e]r); superl. {Coldest}.] [OE. cold, cald, AS. cald, ceald; akin to OS. kald, D. koud, G. kalt, Icel. kaldr, Dan. kold, Sw. kall, Goth. kalds, L. gelu frost, gelare to freeze. Orig. p. p. of AS. calan …
