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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A foot abscess had cast doubts on the colt's participation in the Epsom Classic on Wednesday week.
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A tame rabbit was brought in with a large abscess about the size of an egg on its cheek.
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He told me that was why I had the abscess .
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I remember his refusal of anesthesia when he had an operation on his leg and again a seri-ous abscess on his jaw.
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Rare occurrences of intracranial hematoma or abscess have also been reported.
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The nasal discharge and the discharge from the abscesses is highly infectious and this is how strangles is spread to other horses.
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The operation was successful, and Gandhi thanked the doctor profusely, but an abscess developed and recovery was slow.
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Three months later, the patient had fever and headache which led to the diagnosis of cerebral toxoplasmosis with multiple cerebral abscesses.