abscess

CEFRC2

/ˈæbsɛs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A painful pocket of pus under the skin caused by infection.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • He had an abscess on his tonsil.

  • You have an abscess.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

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

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Latin abscessus (“a going away; gathering of humors, abscess”), from abscēdō (“go away, depart”), from abs (“away from”) + cēdō (“go”). See cede.