Abscess Synonyms

ăbsĕs
Synonyms:
(Noun)
  1. sore
  2. ulcer
  3. fistula
  4. aposteme
  5. boil
  6. botch
  7. fester
  8. lesion
  9. imposthume
  10. canker
  11. backache
  12. chancre
  13. constipation
  14. dropsy
  15. fibrillation
  16. furunculus
  17. gumboil
  18. lumbago
  19. paronychia
  20. parulis
  21. piles

Words Related to Abscess

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. ulcerate
  2. haematoma
  3. cellulitis
  4. osteomyelitis
  5. abcess
  6. cyst
  7. pus
  8. granuloma
  9. pyogenic
  10. perianal
  11. empyema

Abscess Sentence Examples

  • Pus being found, the abscess should be freely opened and drained.

  • On his journey he was upset from his carriage, and the accident caused an internal abscess which was never cured.

  • It is inadvisable to explore for a suspected abscess with a hollow needle without first opening the abdomen, as septic fluid might thus be enabled to leak out, and infect the general peritoneal cavity.

  • A skin abscess is usually self-healing in a healthy adult.

  • They may also come with a gurgling lump in the left side of the neck and rarely with a lung abscess.

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