abscess

About 3.67 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. verb To form a pus-filled cavity, typically from an infection.

Similar words

boil impostume air pustule furuncle phlegmon cyst carbuncle fester whitlow

Often followed by

of is formation in and may or cavity has

Word family

abscessed abscesses