abcès

/abse/
nounIntermediate a boil or abscess
🏥Medicine
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a boil or abscess

Le médecin a traité l'abcès avec des antibiotiques.

The doctor treated the boil with antibiotics.

💡

An abscess is a pocket of pus that forms on the skin.

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📖Word Origin

From Old French abcès, from Latin abscessum.

📝Usage Notes

An abscess is a localized collection of pus that can be painful and potentially serious if left untreated.

Word Breakdown

root
to burst or swell
prefix
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