Abscess

[Lat. abscedo, I separate.] (Med.) A collection of pus in the cellular membrane, or in the viscara, or in bones. Absce es are variously denominated, Absimarus, a soldier of fortune who raised, against the Byzantine emperor Leontius, an army which proclaimed him emperor, A. D. 698. He slit the ears and nose of Leontius, and threw him into a convent. He was taken in 705 by Just in i an II., who, after having used him as a footstool at the Hippodrome, ordered him to be beheaded. Absinthe, n. [Fr.] An extract of the plant Absinthium , distilled with brandy. It is used with water as a cordial, and is said to give appetite; but it is prejudicial to the health if taken too frequently.