Word
abscessed
Phoneticsab·scessed
Definition
adj. having a painful, swollen area in the body where pus has collected. This usually happens when an infection is trapped under the skin or inside a tooth.
adj. affected by or containing an abscess, which is a localized collection of pus resulting from a bacterial infection.
Examples
“The dentist told me my tooth was abscessed.”
“The patient arrived at the clinic with a swollen, abscessed leg that required immediate drainage.”
“The surgeon identified an abscessed organ during the initial scan, necessitating a more aggressive approach to the surgical procedure than originally planned.”
Examples
simple
“The dentist told me my tooth was abscessed.”
contextual
“The patient arrived at the clinic with a swollen, abscessed leg that required immediate drainage.”
complex
“The surgeon identified an abscessed organ during the initial scan, necessitating a more aggressive approach to the surgical procedure than originally planned.”
Etymology
From abscess + -ed.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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