Abscess vs Pimple - What's the difference?
abscess | pimple |
A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue.
To form a pus filled cavity typically from an infection.
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An inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus.
(slang) An annoying person.
To develop pimples
As nouns the difference between abscess and pimple
is that abscess is a cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue while pimple is an inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus.As verbs the difference between abscess and pimple
is that abscess is to form a pus filled cavity typically from an infection while pimple is to develop pimples.abscess
English
(wikipedia abscess)Noun
(es)Derived terms
* cold abscessVerb
(es)References
pimple
English
(wikipedia pimple)Noun
(en noun)- I had to pop that embarrassing pimple , it was huge and red and on the tip of my nose .
- He's such a pimple ! I wish he'd stop being so irritating!