abscess

abscess

(ˈæbsɛsPronunciation for abscess, -sɪs)
  noun
    1 a localized collection of pus formed as the product of inflammation and usually caused by bacteria

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verb
    2 (intransitive) to form such a collection of pus
  [C16: from Latin abscessus a going away, a throwing off of bad humours, hence an abscess, from abscēdere to go away]

ˈabscessed
adjective

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