(rare) A separating; a removal; a going away. / (obsolete) An abscess.

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

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

simple past tense and past participle of abscess

(medicine) Affected by an abscess.

plural of abscess

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abscess

present participle of abscess

plural of abscession

The formation or development of an abscess