Meaning of abscess | Babel Free

Definitions

an abscess (a cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue.)

masculine

Examples

“en fæl absces”

a nasty abscess

“jeg saumfarte foten hans enda en gang og nå fant jeg en abscess ved hælen, hard som en kastanje”

I scoured his foot once more and now I found an abscess at the heel, hard as a chestnut

“jeg har tømt absesser som har sprutet ned … tak og vegger”

I have emptied abscesses that have splashed down… ceilings and walls