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Definition of Abscessed

1. Adjective. Infected and filled with pus. "An abscessed tooth"

Definition of Abscessed

1. Verb. (past of abscess) ¹

2. Adjective. (context: medical) Of or pertaining to an ''abscess''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Abscessed

1. abscess [v] - See also: abscess

Lexicographical Neighbors of Abscessed

Literary usage of Abscessed

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Children (1903)
"He had never left an abscessed ovary in a case of gonorrheal infection. DR. ... Whenever he had an abscessed ovary to deal with, he took it out. ..."

2. Transactions of the American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists by American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (1904)
"When I have to deal with an abscessed ovary I take it out. If, on the other hand, I have a well- defined abscess of the tube in which the inflammation stops ..."

3. Elementary and Dental Radiography by Howard Riley Raper (1918)
"... tinuance of infection after removal of an abscessed tooth. There is, therefore, some advantage, and I can see no disadvantage, in practicing ..."

4. The Medical and Surgical Reporter (1893)
"A simple means of testing whether a tooth ie abscessed is by rapping the tooth with an instrument. If it should prove tender on pressure, ..."

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