Meaning of "abscess" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ABSCESS

From Latin abscessus a going away, a throwing off of bad humours, hence an abscess, from abscēdere to go away.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF ABSCESS

abscess  [ˈæbsɛs]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ABSCESS

Abscess is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb abscess in English.

WHAT DOES ABSCESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Abscess

An abscess is a collection of pus that has built up within the tissue of the body. Signs and symptoms for those close to the skin include: redness, pain, warmth, and swelling that when pressed feels like it is fluid filled. The area of redness often extends beyond the swelling. Carbuncles and furuncles are types of abscess that often involves hair follicles with carbuncles being larger. They are usually caused by a bacterial infection. Often many different types of bacteria are involved in a single infection. In the United States and many other areas of the world the most common bacteria present is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Rarely parasites can cause abscesses and this is more common in the developing world. Diagnosis is usually made based on what it looks like and is confirmed by cutting it open. Ultrasound imaging may be useful in cases in which the diagnosis is not clear. In abscesses around the anus, computer tomography may be important to look for deeper infection. Standard treatment for most skin or soft tissue abscesses is cutting it open and drainage.

Definition of abscess in the English dictionary

The definition of abscess in the dictionary is a localized collection of pus formed as the product of inflammation and usually caused by bacteria. Other definition of abscess is to form such a collection of pus.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ABSCESS

PRESENT

Present

I abscess

you abscess

he/she/it abscesses

we abscess

you abscess

they abscess

Present continuous

I am abscessing

you are abscessing

he/she/it is abscessing

we are abscessing

you are abscessing

they are abscessing

Present perfect

I have abscessed

you have abscessed

he/she/it has abscessed

we have abscessed

you have abscessed

they have abscessed

Present perfect continuous

I have been abscessing

you have been abscessing

he/she/it has been abscessing

we have been abscessing

you have been abscessing

they have been abscessing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I abscessed

you abscessed

he/she/it abscessed

we abscessed

you abscessed

they abscessed

Past continuous

I was abscessing

you were abscessing

he/she/it was abscessing

we were abscessing

you were abscessing

they were abscessing

Past perfect

I had abscessed

you had abscessed

he/she/it had abscessed

we had abscessed

you had abscessed

they had abscessed

Past perfect continuous

I had been abscessing

you had been abscessing

he/she/it had been abscessing

we had been abscessing

you had been abscessing

they had been abscessing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will abscess

you will abscess

he/she/it will abscess

we will abscess

you will abscess

they will abscess

Future continuous

I will be abscessing

you will be abscessing

he/she/it will be abscessing

we will be abscessing

you will be abscessing

they will be abscessing

Future perfect

I will have abscessed

you will have abscessed

he/she/it will have abscessed

we will have abscessed

you will have abscessed

they will have abscessed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been abscessing

you will have been abscessing

he/she/it will have been abscessing

we will have been abscessing

you will have been abscessing

they will have been abscessing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would abscess

you would abscess

he/she/it would abscess

we would abscess

you would abscess

they would abscess

Conditional continuous

I would be abscessing

you would be abscessing

he/she/it would be abscessing

we would be abscessing

you would be abscessing

they would be abscessing

Conditional perfect

I would have abscess

you would have abscess

he/she/it would have abscess

we would have abscess

you would have abscess

they would have abscess

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been abscessing

you would have been abscessing

he/she/it would have been abscessing

we would have been abscessing

you would have been abscessing

they would have been abscessing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you abscess
we let´s abscess
you abscess

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to abscess

Past participle

abscessed

Present Participle

abscessing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «ABSCESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «abscess» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of abscess

blain · blister · boil · bubo · carbuncle · furuncle · gathering · gumboil · infection · inflammation · parulis · pustule · swelling · ulcer · whitlow

TRANSLATION OF ABSCESS

Find out the translation of abscess to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of abscess from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «abscess» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 脓肿
• Translator English - Spanish: absceso
• English: abscess
• Translator English - Hindi: फोड़ा
• Translator English - Arabic: خُرَّاج
• Translator English - Russian: абсцесс
• Translator English - Portuguese: abscesso
• Translator English - Bengali: ফোড়া
• Translator English - French: abcès
• Translator English - Malay: Abses
• Translator English - German: Abszess
• Translator English - Japanese: 膿瘍
• Translator English - Korean: 종기
• Translator English - Javanese: Abscess
• Translator English - Vietnamese: ổ mủ
• Translator English - Tamil: கட்டி
• Translator English - Marathi: गळू
• Translator English - Turkish: apse
• Translator English - Italian: ascesso
• Translator English - Polish: ropień
• Translator English - Ukrainian: нарив
• Translator English - Romanian: abces
• Translator English - Greek: απόστημα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: abses
• Translator English - Swedish: böld
• Translator English - Norwegian: byll

2 QUOTES WITH «ABSCESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word abscess.

1

Rona Barrett

The healthy and strong individual is the one who asks for help when he needs it. Whether he's got an abscess on his knee or in his soul.

2

Meriwether Lewis

A woman brought her child with an abscess in the lower part of the back, and offered as much corn as she could carry for some medicine; we administered to it of course very cheerfully.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABSCESS»

Discover the use of abscess in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to abscess and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Footrot and Foot Abscess of Ruminants

This book is aimed at practicing veterinarians, government animal health officers and research scientists who are interested in diagnosis, treatment and prevention of economically important bacterial diseases of the ruminant hoof.

J. R. Egerton, Weng K. Yong, George G. Riffkin, 1989

Emergency Procedures and Techniques

When a blockage occurs in the duct of the anal gland, inflammation and abscess formations are likely to occur. When an abscess occurs in an anal gland, one has a perianal abscess. The anal abscess may extend into several Supralevator ...

Robert Rutha Simon, Barry E. Brenner, 2002

Interventional Radiology

Percutaneous. Drainage. Technique. Fig. 1 Pelvic fluid evolving into an abscess a Free. S. G. Gerzof Three developments have combined to allow the development of drainage of abdominal abscesses: effective antibiotics, sectional imaging ...

R. F. Dondelinger, 1990

Ambulatory Anorectal Surgery

This more conservative approach to the deep postanal space abscess yields a recurrence rate of 18.1%l) and should result in less sphincter separation than is seen with the simple laying-open procedure. The management of deep anterior ...

H. Randolph Bailey, Michael J. Snyder, 1999

Infections of the Central Nervous System

Similarly, in the pathogenesis of brain abscess, the hematogenous route is important in a substantial number of cases. However, the mechanisms by which pathogens gain access to the site of infection from the bloodstream likely differ ...

W. Michael Scheld, Richard J. Whitley, Christina M. Marra, 2004

Pleural Diseases

Amebic abscess is not unusual in the United States. For example, there were 30 patients seen with hepatic amebiasis at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, California, during the period from 1981 to 1988. None of the patients, ...

Richard W. Light, 2007

Advanced Therapy in Otitis Media

Of this small number, a smaller percentage still will be associated with subperiosteal abscess; an even smaller number may present as a Bezold's abscess. Although these infections are rare and no good recent data exist to quantify incidence ...

‎2004

Walker's Pediatric Gastrointestinal Disease

In developed countries, the incidence of hepatic abscess secondary to acute appendicitis has decreased substantially cvving to the advent of broad-spectrum antibiotics and improved surgical care. Yet, liver infections in immunocompromised ...

Ronald (Professor of Paediatrics Kleinman, 2008

Infectious Diseases in Critical Care

Diabetic patients, patients on chronic steroid therapy and patients with prolonged neutropenia are at risk for brain abscess due to mucormycosis. These patients frequently require extensive and disfiguring surgical debridement in addition to ...

Jordi Rello, Martin H. Kollef, Emilio Díaz, 2010

100 Questions & Answers About Crohns Disease and Ulcerative ...

If the abscess spontaneously drains, a fistula may be formed. The most common sites of drainage are around the anus (perianal fistula), and in a woman, into the vagina (rectovaginal fistula). Fistulas can track under the skin to more distant ...

Andrew S. Warner, Amy E. Barto, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABSCESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term abscess is used in the context of the following news items.

Rangers Fans Sad to See Feliz Go

Unfortunately, that start never came as he again landed on the DL, this time for an abscess on his right side, which required surgery in mid-May. «Today's Knuckleball, Jul 15»

Texas Red returns to races in fine form, points toward Travers …

Although Pharaoh was voted 2-year-old champion, there also were serious Derby dreams for Texas Red before a foot abscess kept him out of ... «Newsday, Jul 15»

Bob Baffert-trained Gimme Da Lute wins Los Alamitos Derby

He missed the Triple Crown races with a foot abscess. Tommy Macho paid $2.90 to show. Force the Pass pulled a 10-1 upset in the richest ... «LA Daily News, Jul 15»

A Streetcat Named Bob: How One Feral Cat Saved a Man's Life …

The cat was withering from an abscess on its leg, most likely gotten from a fight with another tom. “He gave me this look, almost saying, 'help', ... «Social News Daily, Jul 15»

Raffles is a winner! Stray cat left close to death after fox bite is now …

As well as the abscess from the bite, Raffles had deep puncture wounds, and was close to death when vet Maggie Doherty examined him. «Buckingham Advertiser, Jul 15»

Weld aiming to plunder big pot with Postulation

... winner Texas Red (Keith Desormeaux/Kent Desormeaux), making his comeback after a five-month absence following a foot abscess. «Racing Post Bloodstock, Jul 15»

Local firms are backing adventure race in Skibb

... set up for the Kilbrittain dual player who was paralysed from the midriff down, by a spinal abscess which left him wheelchair-bound, and Nathan Kirwan's drive ... «Southern Star Newspaper, Jul 15»

Anal Cancer Guidelines: CTs Now Needed to Support Opinions

Digital rectal examination revealed a perineal abscess and fistula, albeit with no palpable inguinal lymph nodes. Examination under anesthesia ... «Medscape, Jul 15»

Rangers designate Neftali Feliz for assignment, one day after return …

Feliz was 1-2 with six saves and a 4.58 ERA in 18 appearances this season. He went on the DL in late May with an abscess on his right side. «ESPN, Jul 15»

Matt Dale chases success at Thoroughbred Park

Bring A Ring had a foot abscess that kept her from racing at the last Canberra meeting, but Dale said the Sebring mare will be fit for her race on ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»