dry abscess

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /dɹaɪ ˈæbˌsɛs/, /dɹaɪ ˈæbˌsɪs/

Noun

dry abscess (plural dry abscesses)

1. (pathology) An abscess that fails to point or break.

References

• Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 9