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abscess
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abscess
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Abscess
(gcide) | Abscess \Ab"scess\ ([a^]b"s[e^]s), n.; pl. Abscesses
([a^]b"s[e^]s*[e^]z). [L. abscessus a going away, gathering
of humors, abscess, fr. abscessus, p. p. of absedere to go
away; ab, abs + cedere to go off, retire. See Cede.] (Med.)
A collection of pus or purulent matter in any tissue or organ
of the body caused by infection.
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Cold abscess,
(a) an abscess of slow formation, unattended with the pain
and heat characteristic of ordinary abscesses, and
lasting for years without exhibiting any tendency towards
healing; a chronic abscess. AS
(b) an abscess produced by tubercle bacilli, called also
tuberculous abscess. --AS
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abscess
(wn) | abscess
n 1: symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus
surrounded by inflamed tissue |
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abscess
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peritonsillar abscess
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Abscesses
(gcide) | Abscess \Ab"scess\ ([a^]b"s[e^]s), n.; pl. Abscesses
([a^]b"s[e^]s*[e^]z). [L. abscessus a going away, gathering
of humors, abscess, fr. abscessus, p. p. of absedere to go
away; ab, abs + cedere to go off, retire. See Cede.] (Med.)
A collection of pus or purulent matter in any tissue or organ
of the body caused by infection.
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Cold abscess,
(a) an abscess of slow formation, unattended with the pain
and heat characteristic of ordinary abscesses, and
lasting for years without exhibiting any tendency towards
healing; a chronic abscess. AS
(b) an abscess produced by tubercle bacilli, called also
tuberculous abscess. --AS
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Abscession
(gcide) | Abscession \Ab*sces"sion\, n. [L. abscessio a separation; fr.
absedere. See Abscess.]
A separating; removal; also, an abscess. [Obs.] --Gauden.
Barrough.
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Cold abscess
(gcide) | Abscess \Ab"scess\ ([a^]b"s[e^]s), n.; pl. Abscesses
([a^]b"s[e^]s*[e^]z). [L. abscessus a going away, gathering
of humors, abscess, fr. abscessus, p. p. of absedere to go
away; ab, abs + cedere to go off, retire. See Cede.] (Med.)
A collection of pus or purulent matter in any tissue or organ
of the body caused by infection.
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Cold abscess,
(a) an abscess of slow formation, unattended with the pain
and heat characteristic of ordinary abscesses, and
lasting for years without exhibiting any tendency towards
healing; a chronic abscess. AS
(b) an abscess produced by tubercle bacilli, called also
tuberculous abscess. --AS
[1913 Webster + AS]Cold \Cold\ (k[=o]ld), a. [Compar. Colder (-[~e]r); superl.
Coldest.] [OE. cold, cald, AS. cald, ceald; akin to OS.
kald, D. koud, G. kalt, Icel. kaldr, Dan. kold, Sw. kall,
Goth. kalds, L. gelu frost, gelare to freeze. Orig. p. p. of
AS. calan to be cold, Icel. kala to freeze. Cf. Cool, a.,
Chill, n.]
1. Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or
hot; gelid; frigid. "The snowy top of cold Olympis."
--Milton.
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2. Lacking the sensation of warmth; suffering from the
absence of heat; chilly; shivering; as, to be cold.
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3. Not pungent or acrid. "Cold plants." --Bacon
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4. Wanting in ardor, intensity, warmth, zeal, or passion;
spiritless; unconcerned; reserved.
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A cold and unconcerned spectator. --T. Burnet.
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No cold relation is a zealous citizen. --Burke.
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5. Unwelcome; disagreeable; unsatisfactory. "Cold news for
me." "Cold comfort." --Shak.
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6. Wanting in power to excite; dull; uninteresting.
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What a deal of cold business doth a man misspend the
better part of life in! --B. Jonson.
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The jest grows cold . . . when in comes on in a
second scene. --Addison.
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7. Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) but
feebly; having lost its odor; as, a cold scent.
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8. Not sensitive; not acute.
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Smell this business with a sense as cold
As is a dead man's nose. --Shak.
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9. Distant; -- said, in the game of hunting for some object,
of a seeker remote from the thing concealed.
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10. (Paint.) Having a bluish effect. Cf. Warm, 8.
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Cold abscess. See under Abscess.
Cold blast See under Blast, n., 2.
Cold blood. See under Blood, n., 8.
Cold chill, an ague fit. --Wright.
Cold chisel, a chisel of peculiar strength and hardness,
for cutting cold metal. --Weale.
Cold cream. See under Cream.
Cold slaw. See Cole slaw.
In cold blood, without excitement or passion; deliberately.
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He was slain in cold blood after the fight was over.
--Sir W.
Scott.
To give one the cold shoulder, to treat one with neglect.
Syn: Gelid; bleak; frigid; chill; indifferent; unconcerned;
passionless; reserved; unfeeling; stoical.
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tuberculous abscess
(gcide) | Abscess \Ab"scess\ ([a^]b"s[e^]s), n.; pl. Abscesses
([a^]b"s[e^]s*[e^]z). [L. abscessus a going away, gathering
of humors, abscess, fr. abscessus, p. p. of absedere to go
away; ab, abs + cedere to go off, retire. See Cede.] (Med.)
A collection of pus or purulent matter in any tissue or organ
of the body caused by infection.
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Cold abscess,
(a) an abscess of slow formation, unattended with the pain
and heat characteristic of ordinary abscesses, and
lasting for years without exhibiting any tendency towards
healing; a chronic abscess. AS
(b) an abscess produced by tubercle bacilli, called also
tuberculous abscess. --AS
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Worm abscess
(gcide) | Worm \Worm\ (w[^u]rm), n. [OE. worm, wurm, AS. wyrm; akin to D.
worm, OS. & G. wurm, Icel. ormr, Sw. & Dan. orm, Goth.
wa['u]rms, L. vermis, Gr. ? a wood worm. Cf. Vermicelli,
Vermilion, Vermin.]
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1. A creeping or a crawling animal of any kind or size, as a
serpent, caterpillar, snail, or the like. [Archaic]
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There came a viper out of the heat, and leapt on his
hand. When the men of the country saw the worm hang
on his hand, they said, This man must needs be a
murderer. --Tyndale
(Acts xxviii.
3, 4).
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'T is slander,
Whose edge is sharper than the sword, whose tongue
Outvenoms all the worms of Nile. --Shak.
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When Cerberus perceived us, the great worm,
His mouth he opened and displayed his tusks.
--Longfellow.
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2. Any small creeping animal or reptile, either entirely
without feet, or with very short ones, including a great
variety of animals; as, an earthworm; the blindworm.
Specifically: (Zool.)
(a) Any helminth; an entozoon.
(b) Any annelid.
(c) An insect larva.
(d) pl. Same as Vermes.
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3. An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts
one's mind with remorse.
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The worm of conscience still begnaw thy soul!
--Shak.
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4. A being debased and despised.
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I am a worm, and no man. --Ps. xxii. 6.
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5. Anything spiral, vermiculated, or resembling a worm; as:
(a) The thread of a screw.
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The threads of screws, when bigger than can be
made in screw plates, are called worms. --Moxon.
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(b) A spiral instrument or screw, often like a double
corkscrew, used for drawing balls from firearms.
(c) (Anat.) A certain muscular band in the tongue of some
animals, as the dog; the lytta. See Lytta.
(d) The condensing tube of a still, often curved and wound
to economize space. See Illust. of Still.
(e) (Mach.) A short revolving screw, the threads of which
drive, or are driven by, a worm wheel by gearing into
its teeth or cogs. See Illust. of Worm gearing,
below.
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Worm abscess (Med.), an abscess produced by the irritation
resulting from the lodgment of a worm in some part of the
body.
Worm fence. See under Fence.
Worm gear. (Mach.)
(a) A worm wheel.
(b) Worm gearing.
Worm gearing, gearing consisting of a worm and worm wheel
working together.
Worm grass. (Bot.)
(a) See Pinkroot, 2
(a) .
(b) The white stonecrop (Sedum album) reputed to have
qualities as a vermifuge. --Dr. Prior.
Worm oil (Med.), an anthelmintic consisting of oil obtained
from the seeds of Chenopodium anthelminticum.
Worm powder (Med.), an anthelmintic powder.
Worm snake. (Zool.) See Thunder snake
(b), under Thunder.
Worm tea (Med.), an anthelmintic tea or tisane.
Worm tincture (Med.), a tincture prepared from dried
earthworms, oil of tartar, spirit of wine, etc. [Obs.]
Worm wheel, a cogwheel having teeth formed to fit into the
spiral spaces of a screw called a worm, so that the wheel
may be turned by, or may turn, the worm; -- called also
worm gear, and sometimes tangent wheel. See Illust. of
Worm gearing, above.
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abscess
(wn) | abscess
n 1: symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus
surrounded by inflamed tissue |
abscessed
(wn) | abscessed
adj 1: infected and filled with pus; "an abscessed tooth" |
abscessed tooth
(wn) | abscessed tooth
n 1: an abscess of a common kind in the tissue around a tooth |
peritonsillar abscess
(wn) | peritonsillar abscess
n 1: a painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and
surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis
[syn: quinsy, peritonsillar abscess] |
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