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ab·scess
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gumboil
a small abscess on the gum, originating in an abscess in the pulp of a tooth. -
empyema
The collection of pus in a cavity in the body, especially in the pleural cavity. -
fistula
Pathology. a narrow passage or duct formed by disease or injury, as one leading from an abscess to a free surface, or from one cavity to another. -
obsess
to dominate or preoccupy the thoughts, feelings, or desires of (a person); beset, trouble, or haunt persistently or abnormally: Suspicion obsessed him. -
quinsy
a suppurative inflammation of the tonsils; suppurative tonsillitis; tonsillar abscess. -
sinus
a curve; bend.