abscess

noun

/ˈæbses/

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单词	abscess
释义	abscess noun /ˈæbses/ /ˈæbses/ jump to other results a swollen (= larger than normal) and painful area on your skin or in your body, full of a thick yellow liquid (called pus) He had a painful abscess on his gum. Extra Examples I developed an abscess on my neck. Once an abscess has burst it should be bathed with antiseptic liquid. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + abscess have develop get … abscess + verb burst See full entry Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin abscessus ‘a going away’, from the verb abscedere, from ab- ‘away from’ + cedere ‘go’, referring to the elimination of infected matter via the pus.
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