abscess

Other users have misspelling abscess as:

1. abscisic 11.46%
2. Other 88.54%

Definitions of abscess

noun

1. symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue

Examples of abscess

1. *Although the link between microorganisms and infection was yet to be established, the connection between pus—purulence—and sepsis, fever, and death, often arising from an abscess or wound, was well known to Bennett.
2. Can You Pop an Abscessed Tooth?
3. The roasted fruit is emollient and used as a poultice in the treatment of gumboils, dental abscesses etc.

View all abscess examples