Abscess
Abscess (ab"ses) , noun
[Latin abscessus a going away, gathering of humors, abscess, from abscessus, past participle of absedere to go away; ab, abs + cedere to go off, retire. See Cede.]
(Medicine) A collection of pus or purulent matter in any tissue or organ of the body caused by infection.
Collocations (1)
Cold abscess , (a) an abscess of slow formation, unattended with the pain and heat characteristic of ordinary abscesses, and lasting for years without exhibiting any tendency towards healing; a chronic abscess. (b) an abscess produced by tubercle bacilli, called also tuberculous abscess.