abscess

(ab’ses) [1,. cbsces’sus a going away]. A local i: collection of pus in a cavity, formed by the disintegration of ti ues. acute a., hot a., one which runs a relatively short course, producing some fever and a painful local inflammation. alveolar a., inflammation of the alveolus of the gum with cellular necrosis and pus formation. Called also den to-alveolar a. amebic a., amosbic a., an absce containing amebe, found in the liver and lungs. anorectal a., absce of the cellulo-adipose ti ue near the anus. arthrifluent a., a wandering absce which bas its point of origin in a diseased joint. atheromatous a., an area of softening in the wall of a blood-ve el occurring as a result of sclerotic end arteritis. bartholinian a., an absce of Bartholin's gland. Bezold’sa. See von Bezold’s a. bicameral a., one which has two chambers or pockets. biliary a., absce of the gall-bladder. Brodie’s a., a tubercular inflammation and ulceration of the head of a bone, especially of the tibia. Dbursal a., one occurring in a bursa. canalicular a., a mammary absce communicating with a milk-duct. caseous a., onc that contains cheesy matter. cerebral a., an absce in the brain substance. chronic a. Same as cold a. cir cum tonsillar a., quinsy. cold a., one of comparatively slow development with little evidence of inflammation. congestive a., an absce which, because of the resistance of the ti ues, cannot gather, but forms at a point distant from the seat of inflammation. constitutional @., one that results from a general disease, like pyemia, tuberculosis, or erysipelas. critical a., one that appears to mark or determine a crisis. Delpech’s a., rapidly developing absce with great prostration, but little fever. diffuse a., one the pus of which, or a part of it, is widely diffused in the surrounding ti ues. dry @., one which disappears without pointing or breaking. Dubois’ a., absce of the thymus in congenital syphilis. embolic a., one formed in the clot of an embolus. fecal a., stercoraceous a., one which communicates with the large intestine and contains feces. fixation a., an absce produced artificially (as by the injection of turpentine) for the purpose of attracting and fixing at the site of the absce the bacteria of an acute infection. Fochier’s a. Same as fixation a. gangrenous ἃ., one attended with gangrene of the surrounding parts. gas a., tympanitic a., one which contains gas. gravitation a., gravity a., an absce in which the pus migrates or avitates to a lower or deeper portion of the body. emorrhagic a., one which contains blood. hepatic a., absce of the liver. hypostatic @. See wandcring a. idiopathic a., one due to local causes. ischiorectal a., one seated in the ischiorectal fo a. lacunar a., an absce in the lacune of the urethra. lumbar a., an absce of the lumbar region: a psoas absce . mammary 3a., absce of the mammary gland. marginal a., absce near the orifice of the anus. mastoid a., suppuration within the cells of the mastoid portion of the temporal bone. mediastinal a., suppuration in the mediastinum. metastatic a. Sec embolic c. miliary a., one of a set of small multiple absce es. milk a., an absce of the mammary gland during lactation. multiple a., one of a set of many absce es usually accompanying pyemia. mural a., an absce in the abdominal wall after laparotomy. o ifluent a., an absce dependent on a breaking down of bone ti ue. Paget's a., an absce recurring about the residue of a former absce ; a residual absce . perinephric a., per i nephritic a., an absce in the ti ues immediately around the kidney. per i tonsillar a., quinsy. phlegmonous 8., one a ociated with an inflammation seated in the connective ti ues. post cecal &., an absce sometimes occurring in appendicitis. post-typhoid a., a chronic absce following typhoid fever. primary a., one formed at the seat