abscess ab·scess n

abscess ab·scess n
['æbsɛs]
Med ascesso

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  • Abscess — Ab scess, n.; pl. {Abscesses}. [L. abscessus a going away, gathering of humors, abscess, fr. abscessus, p. p. of absedere to go away; ab, abs + cedere to go off, retire. See {Cede}.] (Med.) A collection of pus or purulent matter in any tissue or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Abscess — A local accumulation of pus anywhere in the body. The following are some examples of abscesses: {{}}A skin abscess is better known as a common boil; A peritonsillar abscess is a persistent collection of pus behind the tonsils; and A perianal… …   Medical dictionary

  • Cold abscess — Abscess Ab scess, n.; pl. {Abscesses}. [L. abscessus a going away, gathering of humors, abscess, fr. abscessus, p. p. of absedere to go away; ab, abs + cedere to go off, retire. See {Cede}.] (Med.) A collection of pus or purulent matter in any… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • abscess — 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) +… …   From formal English to slang

  • abscess — 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… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • abscess — ab|scess [ æb,ses ] noun count a painful swollen area on your skin or inside your body that is infected and filled with PUS (=unpleasant yellow liquid) …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • abscess — ab·scess || æbsɪs n. localized collection of pus accompanied by inflammation (Pathology) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • abscess — ab·scess …   English syllables

  • ab|scess — «AB sehs», noun, verb. –n. a collection of pus in the tissues of some part of the body. An abscess results from an infection and usually makes a painful sore, often accompanied by inflammation or swelling. –v.i. to form an abscess. ╂[< Latin… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Abscesses — Abscess Ab scess, n.; pl. {Abscesses}. [L. abscessus a going away, gathering of humors, abscess, fr. abscessus, p. p. of absedere to go away; ab, abs + cedere to go off, retire. See {Cede}.] (Med.) A collection of pus or purulent matter in any… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • microabscess — A very small circumscribed collection of leukocytes in solid tissues. Munro m. a microscopic collection of polymorphonuclear leukocytes found in the stratum corneum in psoriasis. SYN: Munro abscess. Pautrier m. a …   Medical dictionary

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