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abscessed

abscessed is the simple past and past participle of abscess.

Meaning of abscess

Verb

abscess (third-person singular simple present abscesses, present participle abscessing, simple past and past participle abscessed)

  1. (intransitive) To form a pus-filled cavity, typically from an infection.

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Adjective

abscessed (comparative more abscessed, superlative most abscessed)

  1. Affected by an abscess.
    • The sore was abscessed and filled with pus.

Forms of abscessed

comparativemore abscessed
superlativemost abscessed

Origin of abscessed

From abscess + -ed.

Words formed from abscessed

Questions about abscessed

What does abscessed mean?
Abscessed means affected by an abscess.
What is abscessed the simple past and past participle of?
Abscessed is the simple past and past participle of abscess.
What part of speech is abscessed?
Abscessed is an adjective.

Words near abscessed in the dictionary

  1. abscence
  2. abscess
  3. abscess root
  4. abscessation
  5. abscessations
  6. abscessed
  7. abscesses
  8. abscessing
  9. abscession
  10. abscessions
  11. abscessogenic

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