Associations to the word «Abscessed»

Wiktionary

ABSCESSED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of abscess
ABSCESSED, adjective. (medical) Affected by an abscess. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

Dictionary definition

ABSCESSED, adjective. Infected and filled with pus; "an abscessed tooth".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley