abscess
A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus…A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue.
» An abscess appeared on his neck.
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1 sensesA cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue.
Abszess, Eiterbeule
гнойни́кgnojník, гнойничо́кgnojničók, нары́вnarýv
гнійни́кhnijnýk, гноя́кhnoják, гноя́нкаhnojánka
symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
Examples
13 sentencesAn abscess appeared on his neck.
He had an abscess on his tonsil.
He has an abscess on his foot.
She has an abscess on her foot.
deSie hat eine Eiterbeule am Fuß. — Yorwba
The abscess affected a significant portion of the arm, which had to be amputated.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin abscessus (“a going away; gathering of humors, abscess”), from abscēdōBorrowed from Latin abscessus (“a going away; gathering of humors, abscess”), from abscēdō (“go away, depart”), from abs (“away from”) + cēdō (“go”). See cede.
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