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/ˈæbsɛs/ · noun
(pathology) A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue..
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Abscess means (pathology) A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue..
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