abcès

See also: abces

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin abscessus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ap.sɛ/

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Noun

abcès m (plural abcès)

1. abscess

Derived terms

• crever l’abcès
• percer l’abcès
• vider l’abcès

Related terms

• abcéder

Further reading

• “abcès”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Etymology

From Latin abscessus (“a going away; gathering of humors, abscess”), perfect passive participle of abscēdō, abscēdere (“go away, depart”), from abs (“away from”) + cēdō, cēdere (“go”).

Noun

abcès m (plural abcès)

1. (pathology) abscess