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ab scess ab- ses noun plural ab scess es ab- se-sz, - s z -s-sz Latin abscessus, literally, act of going away, from abscedere to go away, from abs-, ab- + cedere to go 1615

: a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue ab scessed - sest adjective

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