abscess (noun)
81whitlow — [ wɪtləʊ] noun an abscess in the soft tissue near a fingernail or toenail. Origin ME (also as whitflaw, flow), appar. from white + flaw1 in the sense crack , but perh. related to Du. fijt whitlow …
82sore — 1. adjective 1) a sore leg Syn: painful, hurting, hurt, aching, throbbing, smarting, stinging, agonizing, excruciating; inflamed, sensitive, tender, raw, bruised, wounded, injured 2) …
83boil — I verb the soup is boiling Syn: simmer, bubble, stew, seethe, froth, foam II noun a boil on her neck Syn: swelling, spot, pimple, blister, gathering, pustule, carbuncle …
84gumboil — UK [ˈɡʌmˌbɔɪl] / US noun [countable] Word forms gumboil : singular gumboil plural gumboils an abscess in your mouth …
85canker — /ˈkæŋkə / (say kangkuh) noun 1. Pathology a gangrenous or ulcerous sore, especially in the mouth. 2. Veterinary Science a disease affecting horses feet, usually the soles, characterised by a foul smelling exudate. 3. Veterinary Science eczema in… …
86draw — [c]/drɔ / (say draw) verb (drew /dru / (say drooh), drawn, drawing) –verb (t) 1. (sometimes followed by along, away, in, out …
87endamoeba — /ɛndəˈmibə/ (say enduh meebuh) noun a protozoan, genus Endamoeba, one species of which causes dysentery and liver abscess. Also, US, endameba. {end + amoeba} …
88fistula — /ˈfɪstʃələ/ (say fischuhluh) noun (plural fistulas or fistulae /ˈfɪstʃəli/ (say fischuhlee)) 1. a narrow passage or duct formed by congenital abnormality or by disease or injury, as one leading from an abscess to a free surface, or from one… …
89gumboil — /ˈgʌmbɔɪl/ (say gumboyl) noun a small abscess on the gum …
90head — /hɛd / (say hed) noun 1. the upper part of the human body, joined to the trunk by the neck. 2. the corresponding part of an animal s body. 3. the head considered as the seat of thought, memory, understanding, etc.: to have a head for mathematics …
