abscess

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ab·scess | \ ˈab-ˌses

plural abscesses\ ˈab-ˌse-səz

, -ˌsēz ; -sə-səz

Definition of abscess

: a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue

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Recent Examples on the Web One note begins with the sender complaining about an abscess on their gum. — Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, "World War II Couple’s Love Letters Found Beneath British Hotel’s Floorboards," 12 Mar. 2021 Shortly after her arrival, doctors surgically removed her uterus, with medical records seen by CNN showing she was diagnosed for a pelvic abscess and vaginal bleeding, as well as tuberculosis. — Ivan Watson And Rebecca Wright, CNN, "Allegations of shackled students and gang rape inside China's detention camps," 18 Feb. 2021 James is sticking his bare hand into a cow’s neck abscess, romantically lit by the blaring headlamps of a car. — Alice Burton, Vulture, "All Creatures Great and Small," 14 Feb. 2021 An abscess developed, and the left side of his face swelled up. — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, "Inside Beaumont's COVID-19 units, nurses fear people 'just don't care'," 28 Dec. 2020 He also was hospitalized in March 1992 for a bacterial infection that stemmed from an abscess on the wall of his large intestine. — CBS News, "David Dinkins, NYC's first Black mayor, has died at 93," 24 Nov. 2020 He also was hospitalized in March 1992 for a bacterial infection that stemmed from an abscess on the wall of his large intestine. — Deepti Hajela, USA TODAY, "David Dinkins, New York City's first African-American mayor, dies at 93," 24 Nov. 2020 He also was hospitalized in March 1992 for a bacterial infection that stemmed from an abscess on the wall of his large intestine. — Deepti Hajela, Anchorage Daily News, "NYC’s first African-American mayor, David Dinkins, has died," 24 Nov. 2020 He also was hospitalized in March 1992 for a bacterial infection that stemmed from an abscess on the wall of his large intestine. — NBC News, "David Dinkins, New York City's first Black mayor, dies at 93," 24 Nov. 2020

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