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Abscess : (noun)
1: symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus
surrounded by inflamed tissue
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Abscess : \Ab"scess\, n.; pl. Abscesses. [L. abscessus a going
away, gathering of humors, abscess, fr. abscessus, p. p. of
absedere to go away; ab, abs _ cedere to go off, retire. See
Cede.] (Med.)
A collection of pus or purulent matter in any tissue or organ
of the body, the result of a morbid process.
Cold abscess, an abscess of slow formation, unattended with
the pain and heat characteristic of ordinary abscesses,
and lasting for years without exhibiting any tendency
towards healing; a chronic abscess.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Abscess : Abscess: A local accumulation of pain on sitting down and on defecating.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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