Abscess
['æbsɪs;-ses] or ['æb'sɛs]
Definition
(noun.) symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue.
Editor: Marilyn--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A collection of pus or purulent matter in any tissue or organ of the body, the result of a morbid process.
Typed by Annette
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Sore, ulcer, fester, imposthume, pustule, gathering, boil.
Edited by Gail
Definition
n. a collection of purulent matter within some tissue of the body.
Edited by Leah
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream that you have an abscess which seems to have reached a chronic stage, you will be overwhelmed with misfortune of your own; at the same time your deepest sympathies will be enlisted for the sorrows of others.
Edited by Linda