different between abscess vs absciss

English

Etymology

From Latin abscessus (“a going away; gathering of humors, abscess”), from absc?d? (“go away, depart”), from abs (“away from”) + c?d? (“go”). See cede.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?æbs?s/, /?æbs?s/

Noun

abscess (plural abscesses)

1. (pathology) A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue. [First attested in the mid 16^th century.]

Derived terms

• cold abscess

Related terms

• boil
• carbuncle
• pustule

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Verb

abscess (third-person singular simple present abscesses, present participle abscessing, simple past and past participle abscessed)

1. (intransitive) To form a pus-filled cavity, typically from an infection.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin abscessus (“a going away; gathering of humors, abscess”), from absc?d? (“go away, depart”), from abs (“away from”) + c?d? (“go”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ab?s?s/, /ap?s?s/
• Rhymes: -?s
• Hyphenation: ab?scess

Noun

abscess m (definite singular abscessen, indefinite plural abscesser, definite plural abscessene)

1. (pathology) an abscess (a cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue.)

Synonyms

• byll (“abscesss”), verkebyll (“inflamed abscesss”)

Derived terms

• hjerneabscess (“brain abscess”)

See also

• kvise (“zit”), akne (“acne”), svulst (“tumor, growth”), tumor (“tumor”)

References

• “abscess” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “abscess” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “abscess” in Store norske leksikon

Swedish

Noun

abscess c

1. (pathology) abscess

Declension

Synonyms

• böld

English

Etymology 1

From Latin abscissa, feminine of abscissus, perfect passive participle of abscind? (“cut asunder”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?æb.s?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?æb.s?s/

Noun

absciss (plural abscisses)

1. Alternative form of abscissa [First attested in the late 17^th century.]

Etymology 2

Back-formation from abscission.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b?s?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /æb?s?s/

Verb

absciss (third-person singular simple present abscisses, present participle abscissing, simple past and past participle abscissed)

1. (transitive) To cut off by abscission. [First attested in the mid 19^th century.]
2. (intransitive) To separate (as a leaf from a twig) by abscission. [First attested in the mid 19^th century.]

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