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abscess

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈæbsɛs/(US)
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/ˈæbsɛs/(US) · /ˈæbsɪs/(US)

Definition of abscess

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue.
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noun

  1. A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue.

verb

  1. (intransitive)To form a pus-filled cavity, typically from an infection.

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Etymology

Borrowed 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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