abscess
The definition of an abscess is a painful area in the body with inflamed tissue and pus.
(noun)An example of an abscess is a bad pimple or blackhead.
See abscess in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: L abscessus < abscedere, to go from < ab(s)-, from + cedere, to go: from the notion that humors go from the body into the swelling
intransitive verb
Related Forms:
- abscessed adjective
See abscess in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Latin abscessus, separation, abscess
Origin: , from
Origin: 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)
Origin: : ab-, away; see ab-1
Origin: + cēdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots
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