abscess

/ˈæbsɛs/

noun 1verb 1

Collocations

VERB + ABSCESS

develop, get

After the infection spread, she got an abscess that required immediate treatment.

burst, drain, lance | treat

ABSCESS + VERB

burst

The infected wound developed into an abscess that burst after three days.

noun

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

verb

To form a pus-filled cavity, typically from an infection.

He had an abscess on his tonsil.

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You have an abscess.

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Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro says Mr. Chavez had an abscess removed from his pelvic area.

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Doctors drained an abscess on one of his tonsils and released him two days later.

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It's an abscess.

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I've got a dental abscess.

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