abscess

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abscess

/ˈæbsɛs/ US
/ˈæbsɪs/ US

Rhymes with -æbsɛs, -æbsɪs

Where it comes from

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

noun abscesses

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

verb abscesses · abscessing · abscessed

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

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noun cavity filled with pus

Español	absceso, flemón
한국어	농양 nong'yang
日本語	膿瘍 nōyō, 腫れ物 haremono
中文	膿腫 /脓肿 nóngzhǒng
हिन्दी	विद्रधि vidradhi
Português	abscesso, abcesso
Français	abcès
Deutsch	Abszess, Eiterbeule
Italiano	ascesso
Ελληνικά	απόστημα apóstima
Română	abces
Русский	гнойни́к gnojník, гнойничо́к gnojničók, нары́в narýv, абсце́сс abscéss
Tiếng Việt	áp-xe
العربية	دُمَّل dummal, خُرَاج ḵurāj, خُرَّاج ḵurrāj
עברית	מוּרְסָה mursa

verb to form an abscess

Español	absceder
Português	absceder
Français	abcéder

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@misc{abscess_2026,
  title = {abscess},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abscess},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}