Used in a Sentence

abscess

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for abscess.

Editorial note

But as it grew larger and larger and finally ascended to power by means of one last vulgar corruption, the abscess erupted and defiled the whole body.

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Quick take

(pathology) A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of abscess gathered in one view.

noun

(pathology) A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue.

verb

(intransitive) To form a pus-filled cavity, typically from an infection.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for abscess.

noun

(pathology) A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue.

verb

(intransitive) To form a pus-filled cavity, typically from an infection.

Example sentences

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But as it grew larger and larger and finally ascended to power by means of one last vulgar corruption, the abscess erupted and defiled the whole body.

2

Like an effervescent abscess, the difference in treatment between males and females remains to this day.

3

Nathan Mayer Rothschild probably died of staphylococcal or streptococcal septicaemia, either from the abscess or secondary contamination from the surgeon’s knife.

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When you've had recurring perianal abscess and/or a fistulotomy, you'll also want to take every care possible when it comes to Uranus.

5

No linter in the tool chain is an absence that wears like an abscess.

6

One reason is that the antibiotics can't reach the bacteria -- for example if the bacteria are organized into an abscess or biofilm.

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I was curious and I assume you're referring to Nathan Mayer Rothschild, who died in 1836* from an abscess.

8

That (peritonsular abscess) was also the most painful thing I have ever experienced in my life.

9

Are acute and not universal dental operations like a root canal, crown, abscess op not adverse events for which there can be risk pooling?

10

And of other things, like hemorrhoids, diverticulitis or an abscess.

11

It also carries significant risk of abscess or even amputation.

12

So we don't need to look to god for an explanation of why they died of an abscess or dehydration after diarrhea.

Quote examples

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You can make some innocuous statement like "others have found nasal rinses to be beneficial", and some idiot will get themselves hospitalized with a draining abscess in their face.

2

Surely I have some artery that “looks constricted” or an “abscess” to fret about.

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> In this case, though, the general consensus “among people who care about this kind of stuff,” Newman says, is that the antibiotics are unnecessary for a simple abscess like this one, even in the age of nasty antibiotic-resistant staph infections.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use abscess in a sentence?

But as it grew larger and larger and finally ascended to power by means of one last vulgar corruption, the abscess erupted and defiled the whole body.

What does abscess mean?

(pathology) A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue.

What part of speech is abscess?

abscess is commonly used as noun, verb.