Converse of object

• drain: You should seek advice from a dentist urgently to get the abscess drained.

• treat: Your own Doctor may have tried to treat the abscess with antibiotics.

• cause: Francois, the Ulysses resident dentist, repaired my tooth, saying the epoxy glue applied in Cape Town would have caused an abscess.

• remove: He was admitted to Leeds general infirmary where he underwent surgery to remove a cerebral abscess.

• develop: He developed an abscess in the ear which steadily worsened.

Adjective modifier

• amoebic: Serological test methods for the detection of anti-amoebic antibodies remain extremely useful for the diagnosis of amoebic liver abscess.

• pyogenic: Amebic liver abscess: a study of 11 cases compared with a series of 38 patients with pyogenic liver abscess.

• amebic: Amebic liver abscess: a study of 11 cases compared with a series of 38 patients with pyogenic liver abscess.

• pilonidal: Has the operation to remove a pilonidal abscess changed much in the last 32 years?

• intra-abdominal: Intra-abdominal abscesses are an infrequent complication, particularly seen in those with perforated appendicitis.

• epidural: Meningitis has been described, as has epidural abscess.

Modifies a noun

• cavity: Both had perforated at the site forming an abscess cavity.

• drainage: However, abscess drainage or spinal fusion for progressive deformity may be necessary.

• formation: Infection without abscess formation producing such a picture is a rarity.

Noun used with modifier

• liver: Amebic liver abscess: a study of 11 cases compared with a series of 38 patients with pyogenic liver abscess.

• brain: People who survive a brain abscess may suffer damage to the brain.

• tooth: A diabetic patient with an open wound in his neck as a result of a surgically drained tooth abscess.

• lung: They may also come with a gurgling lump in the left side of the neck and rarely with a lung abscess.

• skin: A skin abscess is usually self-healing in a healthy adult.

• foot: Here, one of our elephants suffers from a foot abscess, which has been treated consistently for 8 weeks.