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Abscess

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Abscess"

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Word	Definition
boilnoun	The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour; the boiling point.
impostumenoun	(obsolete) An abscess.
airnoun	(uncountable) The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.
pustulenoun	A pimple filled with pus.
furunclenoun	(pathology) A boil or infected, inflamed, pus-filled sore.
phlegmonnoun	A solid mass formed by inflamed connective tissue, such as forms around an appendix in appendicitis.
cystnoun	A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.
carbunclenoun	(pathology) An abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin. It is usually caused by staphylococcal infection.
festerverb	(intransitive) To become septic; to become rotten.
whitlownoun	An infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail.
purulencenoun	Pus.
imposthumenoun	(obsolete) An abscess.
sorenoun	Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.
ulcernoun	(pathology) An open sore of the skin, eyes or mucous membrane, often caused by an initial abrasion and generally maintained by an inflammation and/or an infection.
swellingnoun	The state of being swollen.
gumboilnoun	(medicine) A small suppurating inflamed spot on the gum.
empyemanoun	(medicine) A collection of pus within a naturally existing anatomical cavity (as opposed to an abscess, which occurs in a newly formed cavity).
blainnoun	A skin swelling or sore; a blister; a blotch.
pimplenoun	(dermatology) An inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus.
suppurationnoun	(medicine) The decay in tissue producing pus, or the pus itself.