| NOUN | state | abscess | symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue |
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| Sounds | ae'bseh.s | |
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| Rhymes | ABS ... yes: 78 rhymes with ehs... | |
| Meaning | symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue. | |
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| Parts | head | The tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates) |
| purulence, purulency | symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus) | |
| Narrower | abscessed tooth | An abscess of a common kind in the tissue around a tooth |
| Broader | symptom | (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease |
| Spanish | absceso, apostema, flemón, postema | |
| Catalan | abscés, apostema | |
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