abscess (noun)
41root canal therapy — noun a dental procedure for the treatment of an abscess at the root of a tooth in which the pulp is removed and replaced with a root filling, leaving the shell of the tooth intact …
42festering — noun 1. (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus • Syn: ↑suppuration, ↑maturation • Derivationally related forms: ↑mature (for: ↑maturation), ↑ …
43purulence — noun 1. symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus) • Syn: ↑purulency • Derivationally related forms: ↑purulent (for: ↑purulency), ↑purulent • Hypernyms: ↑ …
44purulency — noun symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus) • Syn: ↑purulence • Derivationally related forms: ↑purulent, ↑purulent (for: ↑purulence) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
45staphylococcal infection — noun an infection with staphylococcus bacteria; usually marked by abscess formation • Hypernyms: ↑infection • Hyponyms: ↑boil, ↑furuncle, ↑carbuncle …
46suppuration — noun 1. (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus • Syn: ↑festering, ↑maturation • Derivationally related forms: ↑mature (for: ↑maturation), ↑ …
47bastard strangles — noun plural but singular or plural in construction : atypical strangles in which abscess formation occurs elsewhere than in the cervical lymph glands …
48bumblefoot — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: bumble (III) 1. dialect England : a misshapen foot; specifically : clubfoot 2. : a disease of poultry characterized by a swelling on the ball of the foot with or without abscess formation …
49counteropening — “+ˌ noun Etymology: counter + opening : an aperture on the opposite side or in a different place; specifically : a surgical opening made opposite another to facilitate drainage (as of an abscess) …
50issue pea — noun : a small globular object (as a dried garden pea or a wooden bead) formerly placed in an abscess or ulcer so as to induce or increase a suppurative discharge …
