abscess
noun/ˈæbses/
/ˈæbses/
- a swollen (= larger than normal) and painful area on your skin or in your body, full of a thick yellow liquid (called pus)
- a painful abscess on the gum
Extra Examples- I developed an abscess on my neck.
- Once an abscess has burst it should be bathed with antiseptic liquid.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + abscess- have
- develop
- get
- …
- burst
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin abscessus ‘a going away’, from the verb abscedere, from ab- ‘away from’ + cedere ‘go’, referring to the elimination of infected matter via the pus.Want to learn more?
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