abscess
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈæb.sɛs/
- Specialized
:
absceso
- The patient gave a history of a left peritonsillar abscess nine years ago, treated with an apparent tonsillectomy.
- retropharyngeal abscess
- orbital abscess
- subperiosteal abscess
He says a massive Pitbull with an Abscess on its tooth.
- He says a massive Pitbull with an Abscess on its tooth.
- She lifted a sheet, revealing her Abscess.
- And they also don't have the risk that maybe that infection gets out of the Abscess and and their their life is then at risk.
- So they're pervasive symptoms that are impacting this person, but it's not obvious that the Abscess is there, right?
- You know, George Washington died of a para tonsil or Abscess, an Abscess right next to the tonsil, which has the great name of Quincy.
- It can be anything from a urinary tract infection to a bad tooth, to an Abscess somewhere to some upset in their belly, anything.
- It is is you know, he had an Abscess.
- Yes, Well, I got an Abscess tooth.
- Well, let's see, a year ago, during the start of about six months into the pandemic, he started getting abscesses and he was not.
Examples
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Postoperatively, this patient developed a right-sided orbital abscess, which resolved on intravenous antibiotics and drainage.
Academic text (1999) -
That is the work of an untreated abscess.
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The patient has a major abscess in the back of his mouth.
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...developed an abscess on her face.
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You may have an abscess.
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My husband has an abscess.
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Doc found a big abscess in Red's lip.
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All abscesses should be drained, period.
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The man suffered from a jaw abscess, a limp, and a badly damaged knee.
Academic text (2008) -
The patient has a swollen abscess in the back of his mouth that requires treatment.
Synonyms
35
4.6
A painful swollen spot on the skin filled with pus
1
9.5
A sore that is red, swollen, and makes pus
Compounds
- Specialized
1
8.9
A painful pocket of pus next to a tonsil that makes swallowing difficult
How Severe
Surface Forms
Etymology
Abscess comes from the Latin parts ab- 'away' and ced 'to go', so it originally suggested something that has been 'moved away' or separated. That's a helpful image: an abscess is a small pocket where tissue has separated and filled with pus.