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Abscess vs Exudate - What's the difference?

abscess | exudate |

As nouns the difference between abscess and exudate

is that abscess is a cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue while exudate is a fluid that has exuded from somewhere; especially one that has exuded from a pore of an animal or plant.

As verbs the difference between abscess and exudate

is that abscess is to form a pus filled cavity typically from an infection while exudate is (obsolete) to exude.

abscess

English

(wikipedia abscess)

Noun

(es)
  • A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue.

    • Derived terms

    * cold abscess

    Related terms

    * boil * carbuncle * pustule

    Verb

    (es)
  • To form a pus filled cavity typically from an infection.

    • References

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    exudate

    English

    (wikipedia exudate)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fluid that has exuded from somewhere; especially one that has exuded from a pore of an animal or plant.
  • *1861 Stephen Jennings Goodfellow - Lectures on the Diseases of the Kidney, Generally Known as Brights Disease, and Dropsy
  • *:The whitish lines of exudate seem at times to penetrate even between the straight tubes . . .
  • *2005 Selma Tibi - The Medicinal Use of Opium in Ninth-century Baghdad
  • *:When this is done, one should leave the poppy for some time, then return to it and gather any further exudate .

    • Verb

    (exudat)
  • (obsolete) To exude.
    • (Sir Thomas Browne)