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nounsymptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissuetype of:
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
- 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
- warble fly hairy bee-like fly whose larvae produce lumpy abscesses (warbles) under the skin of cattle
- suppuration (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus