different between abscess vs aposteme

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

Translations

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.

Translations

References

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

Noun

aposteme (plural apostemes)

1. (medicine) An abscess; a pustulent swelling.

Translations

Italian

Noun

aposteme f

1. plural of apostema

Old French

Noun

aposteme m (oblique plural apostemes, nominative singular apostemes, nominative plural aposteme)

1. (medicine) aposteme

Portuguese

Verb

aposteme

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of apostemar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of apostemar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of apostemar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of apostemar