mother abscess

English

Etymology

From Middle English moder (“mother”), from Old English mōdor (“mother”), from Latin mater + from Latin abscessus (“a going away; gathering of humors, abscess”), from abscēdō (“go away, depart”), from abs (“away from”) + cēdō (“go”).

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmʌ.ðɚ ˈæbˌsɛs/, /ˈmʌ.ðɚ ˈæbˌsɪs/

Noun

mother abscess (plural mother abscesses)

  1. (pathology) A primary abscess responsible for secondary abscesses.

References
  • Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940) Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 10
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