Abscess Definition
ăbsĕs
abscesses
noun
A swollen, inflamed area in bodily tissues, in which pus gathers.
Webster's New World
A localized collection of pus in part of the body, formed by tissue disintegration and surrounded by an inflamed area.
American Heritage Medicine
Synonyms:
verb
To form an abscess.
Webster's New World
To form an abscess.
American Heritage Medicine
(intransitive) To form a pus filled cavity typically from an infection.
Wiktionary
Origin of Abscess
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Latin abscessus separation, abscess from past participle of abscēdere to go away, slough, form an abscess (possibly translation of Greek apostēma distance, abscess) (from aphistasthai to withdraw, slough, form an abscess) ab- away ab–1 cēdere to go ked- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin abscessus (“a going away; gathering of humors, abscess”), from abscēdō (“go away, depart”), from abs (“away from”) + cēdō (“go”). See cede.
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