different between abscess vs hematoma

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

Alternative forms

• haematoma
• hæmatoma

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???? (haîma, “blood”) and -oma (“disease, morbidity”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?him??to?m?/

Noun

hematoma (plural hematomas or hematomata)

1. A swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of broken blood vessels.

Translations

Further reading

• hematoma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: he?ma?to?ma

Noun

hematoma m (plural hematomas)

1. (medicine) bruise (purple mark on the skin resulting from a blow)

   Synonym: (informal) roxo

Spanish

Etymology

From hemato- +? -oma, from Ancient Greek ???? (haîma, “blood”) (genitive singular ??????? (haímatos)) and -??? (-?ma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ema?toma/, [e.ma?t?o.ma]
• Hyphenation: he?ma?to?ma

Noun

hematoma m (plural hematomas)

1. (medicine) bruise

   Synonyms: cardenal, moratón, moretón