abscessed

1 9.0

Having an infection that fills a tooth or other part with pus

adjective
/ˈæb.sɛst/

Specialized

: infectado

She was in severe pain due to her abscessed gums and needed immediate dental treatment.
abscessed tooth

Examples

So it was like water in the brain abscessed water excess, and he got brain surgery when he was in college.
The dentist advised me to extract my abscessed tooth to prevent further infection.
After weeks of discomfort, I finally went to the dentist for my abscessed tooth.

Synonyms

septic

vsabscessed

Specialized

19 7.2

Infected with bacteria or harmful germs that can make you sick

means tissue specifically filled with pus in a local pocket

Antonyms

healthy

695 1.0

In good body and mind condition without sickness or injury

Compounds

abscessed tooth

Specialized

1 5.6

A tooth with a painful, infected swelling in the gum

How Infected

abscessed

Specialized

1 9.0

infected

5 3.3

inflamed

6 4.3

Surface Forms

abscessed positive

Morphology

abscessed = abscess (transparent) = abscess + ed

Formed regularly from the noun 'abscess' with the adjectival/past-participial suffix '-ed', meaning 'having an abscess', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Abscessed comes from Latin parts ab- meaning 'away' and cedere meaning 'to go', showing the idea of something that has 'gone away' or become separated. So an abscessed tooth or wound is an infected part where tissue has separated and formed a pocket filled with pus.