abscess (noun)
101squinacy — ˈskwinəsi, wēn noun ( es) Etymology: Middle English swinacie, squinacy quinsy, modification of Old French esquinancie, squinancie squinancy dialect Britain : peritonsillar abscess …
102em|py|e|ma — «EHM pee EE muh, py », noun, plural e|ma|ta « EE muh tuh, EHM uh ». Medicine. a collection of pus in a body cavity, especially in the lung cavity, resulting from infection of the lungs, as in pneumonia. ╂[< New Latin empyema < Greek empýēma …
103gum|boil — «GUHM BOYL», noun. a small abscess on the gums …
104im|pos|tume — «ihm POS choom, tyoom», noun. Archaic. an abscess. ╂[< Old French empostume, alteration of aposteme, ultimately < Greek apóstēma] …
105ris|ing — «RY zihng», noun, adjective, preposition. –n. 1. the act of a person or thing that rises: »the rising of the sun. Seven o clock is my hour for rising. 2. a fight against the government; rebellion; revolt: »There was a rising now in Kent, my Lord… …
106si|nus — «SY nuhs», noun. 1. a cavity in a bone, especially one of the air cavities lined with mucous membrane in the bones of the skull that connect with the nasal cavity: »The sinuses lighten the skull, and make it easier to hold up the head and to… …
107whit|low — «HWIHT loh», noun. an abscess on a finger or toe, usually near a nail; felon or agnail. ╂[alteration of Middle English whitflaw, probably < whit white, Old English hwīt + flawe, related to flake a layer, covering] …
