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abscess en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (UK) audio
  • /ˈæbsɪs/ (US)
  • /ˈæbsɛs/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abscessus (“a going away; gathering of humors, abscess”), from abscēdō (“go away, depart”), from abs (“away from”) + cēdō (“go”). See cede.

Meanings

  1. A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
abscesses Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

abscessation · milk abscess · Brodie's abscess · collar stud abscess · miliary abscess · microabscess · cold abscess · abscess root · mother abscess · abscessogenic · Bartholin abscess · hot abscess · blind abscess · dry abscess · deep abscess · abbey-countershirt-stud abscess · collar-button abscess

Descendants

abses

Relateds

gathering · pustule · carbuncle · boil

Translations (97)

ka აბსცესი (cavity filled with pus) · ms bisul (cavity filled with pus) · ht apse (cavity filled with pus) · uk абсце́с (cavity filled with pus) · fi absessi (cavity filled with pus) · nl abces (cavity filled with pus) · cy crawniad (cavity filled with pus) · pl ropień (cavity filled with pus) · nrf abcès (cavity filled with pus) · tl bagâ (cavity filled with pus) · cs hnisavý vřed (cavity filled with pus) · uk нари́в (cavity filled with pus) · ar خُرَّاج (cavity filled with pus) · bg абсце́с (cavity filled with pus) · nl ettergezwel (cavity filled with pus) · ba шешек (cavity filled with pus) · grc δοθιήν (cavity filled with pus) · ro abces (cavity filled with pus) · id abses (cavity filled with pus) · nb verkebyll (cavity filled with pus) · ota خراج (cavity filled with pus) · es absceso (cavity filled with pus) · es flemón (cavity filled with pus) · bg гно́йник (cavity filled with pus) · mk чир (cavity filled with pus) · pl absces (cavity filled with pus) · el απόστημα (cavity filled with pus) · it ascesso (cavity filled with pus) · be гнайні́к (cavity filled with pus) · is kýli (cavity filled with pus) · hu kelés (cavity filled with pus) · tr apse (cavity filled with pus) · cmn 膿腫 /脓肿 (cavity filled with pus) · mi whēwhē (cavity filled with pus) · uk гноя́к (cavity filled with pus) · fr abcès (cavity filled with pus) · nl etterbuil (cavity filled with pus) · kk іріңдік (cavity filled with pus) · eo absceso (cavity filled with pus) · mi maiao (cavity filled with pus) · ja 腫れ物 (cavity filled with pus) · hu tályog (cavity filled with pus) · mi tāpoa (cavity filled with pus) · sq abces (cavity filled with pus) · ru абсце́сс (cavity filled with pus) · mk а́псцес (cavity filled with pus) · de Abszess (cavity filled with pus) · fi märkäpesäke (cavity filled with pus) · ml കുരു (cavity filled with pus) · tsg bawtut (cavity filled with pus) · fa دمل (cavity filled with pus) · ota چبان (cavity filled with pus) · pdt Schwäa (cavity filled with pus) · hy պալար (cavity filled with pus) · bg ци́рей (cavity filled with pus) · pt abcesso (cavity filled with pus) · sv abscess (cavity filled with pus) · fi paise (cavity filled with pus) · ja 膿瘍 (cavity filled with pus) · uk гнійни́к (cavity filled with pus) · ca abscés (cavity filled with pus) · be абсцэ́с (cavity filled with pus) · ar خُرَاج (cavity filled with pus) · be ве́рад (cavity filled with pus) · ru нары́в (cavity filled with pus) · sh apsces (cavity filled with pus) · ru гнойничо́к (cavity filled with pus) · tl abseso (cavity filled with pus) · tl pigsa (cavity filled with pus) · gd neasgaid (cavity filled with pus) · ru гнойни́к (cavity filled with pus) · vi áp-xe (cavity filled with pus) · he מוּרְסָה (cavity filled with pus) · io abceso (cavity filled with pus) · mi tuma (cavity filled with pus) · la vomica (cavity filled with pus) · fa آبسه (cavity filled with pus) · ia abscesso (cavity filled with pus) · sh čȉr (cavity filled with pus) · ba шеш (cavity filled with pus) · de Eiterbeule (cavity filled with pus) · ko 농양 (cavity filled with pus) · ga easpa (cavity filled with pus) · mt pustuletta (cavity filled with pus) · ar دُمَّل (cavity filled with pus) · uk гноя́нка (cavity filled with pus) · nb byll (cavity filled with pus) · yi געשוויר (cavity filled with pus) · nb abscess (cavity filled with pus) · hy թարախակույտ (cavity filled with pus) · ms abses (cavity filled with pus) · chr ᏚᏍᏗ (cavity filled with pus) · be нары́ў (cavity filled with pus) · cs absces (cavity filled with pus) · pt abscesso (cavity filled with pus) · hi विद्रधि (cavity filled with pus) · tl naknak (cavity filled with pus)

abscess en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (UK) audio
  • /ˈæbsɪs/ (US)
  • /ˈæbsɛs/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abscessus (“a going away; gathering of humors, abscess”), from abscēdō (“go away, depart”), from abs (“away from”) + cēdō (“go”). See cede.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To form a pus-filled cavity, typically from an infection.

Forms

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abscesses Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
abscessing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
abscessed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
abscessed Tense=Past lexicographic

Translations (13)

nl een abces vormen (to form an abscess) · fi märkiä (to form an abscess) · hu gennyed (to form an abscess) · es absceder (to form an abscess) · hu meggyűlik (to form an abscess) · hu tályogosodik (to form an abscess) · nb abscedere (to form an abscess) · fr abcéder (to form an abscess) · hu elgennyesedik (to form an abscess) · io abceseskar (to form an abscess) · hu elgennyed (to form an abscess) · hu eltályogosodik (to form an abscess) · pt absceder (to form an abscess)