Associations to the word «Abscess»
Noun
- Cyst
- Sinus
- Incision
- Infection
- Inflammation
- Ulcer
- Antibiotic
- Pneumonia
- Drainage
- Liver
- Hemorrhage
- Lymph
- Swelling
- Lesion
- Complication
- Spleen
- Rupture
- Ultrasound
- Cavity
- Obstruction
- Lung
- Ct
- Tomography
- Sore
- Boil
- Tuberculosis
- Clot
- Arthritis
- Bowel
- Aspiration
- Biopsy
- Gland
- Peri
- Tumor
- Diarrhea
- Tissue
- Mri
- Duct
- Hepatitis
- Bacterium
- Abdomen
- Crypt
- Drain
- Transplantation
- Catheter
- Diagnosis
- Trauma
- Allergy
- Intestine
- Ovary
- Kidney
- Lymphoma
- Tooth
- Asthma
- Fever
- Ailment
- Recurrence
- Poisoning
- Carcinoma
- Imaging
- Surgery
Adjective
Wiktionary
ABSCESS, noun. A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
ABSCESS, verb. (intransitive) To form a pus filled cavity typically from an infection.
ABSCESS ROOT, noun. A perennial, blue flowered, herb from the eastern United States, Polemonium reptans.
Dictionary definition
ABSCESS, noun. Symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue.
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