'abscess' definitions:
Definition of 'abscess'
(from WordNet)
noun
Symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
Synonyms of 'abscess'
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- ague,
- anemia,
- ankylosis,
- anoxia,
- apnea,
- aposteme,
- asphyxiation,
- asthma,
- ataxia,
- atrophy,
- backache,
- bed sore,
- blain,
- bleb,
- bleeding,
- blennorhea,
- blister,
- blotch,
- boil,
- bubo,
- bulla,
- bunion,
- cachexia,
- cachexy,
- canker,
- canker sore,
- carbuncle,
- chancre,
- chancroid,
- chilblain,
- chill,
- chills,
- cold sore,
- colic,
- constipation,
- convulsion,
- coughing,
- cyanosis,
- diarrhea,
- dizziness,
- dropsy,
- dysentery,
- dyspepsia,
- dyspnea,
- edema,
- emaciation,
- eschar,
- fainting,
- fatigue,
- felon,
- fester,
- festering,
- fever,
- fever blister,
- fibrillation,
- fistula,
- flux,
- furuncle,
- furunculus,
- gathering,
- growth,
- gumboil,
- hemorrhage,
- hemorrhoids,
- high blood pressure,
- hydrops,
- hypertension,
- hypotension,
- icterus,
- indigestion,
- inflammation,
- insomnia,
- itching,
- jaundice,
- kibe,
- labored breathing,
- lesion,
- low blood pressure,
- lumbago,
- marasmus,
- nasal discharge,
- nausea,
- necrosis,
- pain,
- papula,
- papule,
- paralysis,
- paronychia,
- parulis,
- petechia,
- piles,
- pimple,
- pock,
- polyp,
- pruritus,
- pustule,
- rash,
- rheum,
- rising,
- scab,
- sclerosis,
- seizure,
- shock,
- skin eruption,
- sneezing,
- soft chancre,
- sore,
- spasm,
- stigma,
- sty,
- suppuration,
- swelling,
- tabes,
- tachycardia,
- trauma,
- tubercle,
- tumor,
- ulcer,
- ulceration,
- upset stomach,
- vertigo,
- vomiting,
- wale,
- wasting,
- welt,
- wheal,
- whelk,
- whitlow,
- wound