abscess : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: abscess	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for abscess
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
abscess n symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abscess \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.