Thesaurus: abscess

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1. n. A collection of pus or purulent matter in any tissue or organ of the body, the result of a morbid process.
2. n. symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
3. 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.
4. A collection of pus or purulent matter in any tissue or organof the body, the result of a morbid process. Cold abscess, an abscessof slow formation, unattended with the pain and heat characteristicof ordinary abscesses, and lasting for years without exhibiting anytendency towards healing; a chronic abscess.
5. n:100 n. symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue