Word
abscession
Phoneticsab·sces·sion
Definition
n. a medical condition where a pocket of pus forms in the body. It is an old word for an infection that causes a lump to grow.
n. the formation of a localized collection of pus within the tissues of the body. An archaic or highly technical term for a specific type of infection.
Examples
“The doctor treated the abscession with a small incision.”
“The patient was diagnosed with a deep abscession that required immediate surgical drainage to prevent further infection.”
“While modern medicine uses more precise terms, the historical record describes the patient's condition as a severe abscession that had spread to the surrounding lymph nodes.”
Examples
simple
“The doctor treated the abscession with a small incision.”
contextual
“The patient was diagnosed with a deep abscession that required immediate surgical drainage to prevent further infection.”
complex
“While modern medicine uses more precise terms, the historical record describes the patient's condition as a severe abscession that had spread to the surrounding lymph nodes.”
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin abscessio (“a separation”); from abscedere. See abscess.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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