Definitions for abscessˈæb sɛs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ab•scessˈæb sɛs(n.)
a localized accumulation of pus in a body tissue.
Category: Pathology
Origin of abscess:
1535–45; < L abscessus a going away, abscess =absced-, var. s. of abscēdere to go away, separate off, form an abscess (abs-abs - +cēdere; see cede ) +-tus suffix of v. action
ab′scessed(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
abscess(noun)
symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
Wiktionary
abscess(Noun)
A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue.
abscess(Verb)
To form a pus filled cavity typically from an infection.
Origin: * First attested in 1615.
Webster Dictionary
Abscess(noun)
a collection of pus or purulent matter in any tissue or organ of the body, the result of a morbid process
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Abscess
Accumulation of purulent material in tissues, organs, or circumscribed spaces, usually associated with signs of infection.
Translations for abscess
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- absesAfrikaans
- خُراج، دُمّلArabic
- гнойно възпалениеBulgarian
- abcessoPortuguese (BR)
- abscesCzech
- der AbszeßGerman
- byld; abscesDanish
- απόστημαGreek
- abscesoSpanish
- mädanik, mädapaiseEstonian
- آبسهFarsi
- paiseFinnish
- abcèsFrench
- מוּרסָהHebrew
- फोड़ाHindi
- apscesCroatian
- tályogHungarian
- bengkakIndonesian
- graftarbólga, kÿliIcelandic
- ascessoItalian
- 腫れものJapanese
- 종기Korean
- abscesas, pūlinysLithuanian
- abscess; augonisLatvian
- bengkakMalay
- abcesDutch
- verkebyllNorwegian
- ropieńPolish
- آبسه چركى، زخم كوچك در داخل دهنPersian
- تڼاكه، په خولى كښې زخمPashto
- abcessoPortuguese
- abcesRomanian
- абсцессRussian
- absces, hľuzaSlovak
- ognojekSlovenian
- apscesSerbian
- böld, abscessSwedish
- ฝีThai
- abse,çıbanTurkish
- 膿瘡Chinese (Trad.)
- нарив, абсцесUkrainian
- ناسورUrdu
- áp xeVietnamese
- 脓肿Chinese (Simp.)
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