abscess Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue

WordNet

Ab"scess noun
Etymology
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.
Wordforms
plural Abscesses
Definitions
  1. (Med.) A collection of pus or purulent matter in any tissue or organ of the body, the result of a morbid process.

Webster 1913