B2 noun #5,622 most common

abscess

UK /ˈæbsɛs/ | US /ˈæbsɛs/

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

abscess in 30 Seconds

  • (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.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue.
  2. 2
    verb To form a pus-filled, cavity typically from an infection.
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