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Abscess vs Suppuration - What's the difference?

abscess | suppuration |

As nouns the difference between abscess and suppuration

is that abscess is a cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue while suppuration is decay in tissue producing pus, or the pus itself.

As a verb abscess

is to form a pus filled cavity typically from an infection.

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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    suppuration

    English

    (wikipedia suppuration)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine) Decay in tissue producing pus, or the pus itself.

    • Related terms

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