ABSCESS


Meaning of ABSCESS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈab-ˌses ]

noun

( plural ab·scess·es ˈab-ˌse-səz, -ˌsēz; -sə-səz)

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

• ab·scessed -ˌsest adjective

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