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Know your medical terms: Abscess

Do you know what 'abscess' means? Here's a simple explanation.

By: Shraddha Rupavate   | | Published: April 8, 2014 11:06 am
Tags: Abscess  Know your medical terms  

ABSCESS At times, listening to complicated medical terms could make you more ill than your actual condition. Right from symptoms of a disease to the diagnosed disease itself, you may come across several terms in your day-to-day life which you don’t really understand. We attempt to explain all such complicated words in a language that you will understand. So here is today’s term—Abscess. Also Read - Why is one of my breasts bigger than the other? Query

Abscess is a term used for describing collection of pus in the body. Your body contains millions of cells that play an important role of fighting infections. Whenever there is a foreign attack on the body (in case of a cut or a wound), these fighter cells gather at the site of injury to kill the entering germs. However, in the course of fighting, several fighter cells get destroyed. They get accumulated at the site and their internal content is released, which along with other debris is seen as pus. Also Read - Uterine fibroids, polyps and cysts -- what is the difference?



Abscess can occur in any part of the body (brain abscess, tooth abscess, spinal cord abscess) but is most commonly seen on the skin (in the form of boils or pimples). Internal abscesses can be much more dangerous and can cause severe damage to tissues and organs. Also Read - 4 common breastfeeding problems and their solutions

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