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microabscess

microabscess noun: a very small, localised collection of pus.

Noun

microabscess (plural microabscesses)

  1. A very small, localised collection of pus.

Forms of microabscess

pluralmicroabscesses

Origin of microabscess

From micro- + abscess.

Questions about microabscess

What does microabscess mean?
Microabscess means a very small, localised collection of pus.
What part of speech is microabscess?
Microabscess is a noun.
What is the plural of microabscess?
The plural of microabscess is microabscesses.

Words near microabscess in the dictionary

  1. microabrading
  2. microabrasion
  3. microabrasions
  4. microabrasive
  5. microabrasives
  6. microabscess
  7. microabscessation
  8. microabscessations
  9. microabscesses
  10. microabstract
  11. microabstracts

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