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    abscess

    abscess - Dictionary definition and meaning for word abscess

    Definition
    (noun) symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for abscess

Abs(abscence) + Cess(stop)- abscence of stopping the infection can lead to inflamed tissues.

abs(absence)+cess- absence of cess means the collection of something. so the collection of pus.

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abs'cess'.... like excess .... excess tissue

abscess = abs ( means muscle of body) + cess (come to end); i.e muscle is going to destroy due to infection.

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