abscess

Noun
  1. Symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue (synset 114335599)
    is a type of: symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
    subtypes: abscessed tooth - an abscess of a common kind in the tissue around a tooth
    has:
    • head - the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
    • purulence, purulency - symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus)

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