Definition of Abscss
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (pathology) A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflammed tissue.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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