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Categories: Cutaneous lesion, General surgery, Articles with short description, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from Collier's Encyclopedia, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference
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abscess  Abces  Abcess  Abcesses  abscesses
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Symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue WordNet 3.0
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Symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
An abscess is a collection of pus that has built up within the tissue of the body. Wikipedia
Localized collection of pus that has built up within the tissue of the body Wikidata
A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflammed tissue. OmegaWiki
A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue. Wiktionary
Cavity filled with pus. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
symptom
infectious disease
HAS PART
head
purulence
PART OF
amebiasis
HAS KIND
abscessed tooth
quinsy
Munro's microabscess
Bezold's abscess
lung abscess
+13 relations
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
DRUG USED FOR TREATMENT
cephalosporin
metronidazole
cefotetan
HEALTH SPECIALTY
dermatology
general surgery
infectious disease
MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS
scan
sonography
SYMPTOMS
erythema
swelling
pain
remittent fever
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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abscess
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Abces, Abcess, Abcesses, abscesses, Absess, cutaneous abscess, Gum abscess, Impostume, incisional abscess, Phagadenic abscess, pustular, skin abscess, sterile abscess, subdural abscess

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