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Definitions of abscess
  1. noun
    symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
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Definition that contains abscess
  • head the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
  • festering (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
  • maturation (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
  • gumboil a boil or abscess on the gums
  • warble a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly
  • listeria monocytogenes the type species of the genus Listeria; can cause meningitis, encephalitis, septicemia, endocarditis, abortion, abscesses, listeriosis
  • pyaemia septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria being released from an abscess
  • abscessed tooth an abscess of a common kind in the tissue around a tooth
  • staphylococcal infection an infection with staphylococcus bacteria; usually marked by abscess formation
  • pyemia septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria being released from an abscess
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