Accumulation of purulent material in tissues, organs, or circumscribed spaces, usually associated with signs of infection.

Annotation

coordinate with site (organ/disease term) + precoordinated organism/infection term; if unspecified bacterial abscess do not coordinate with BACTERIAL INFECTIONS (since most abscesses are bacterial) but coordinate with specific bacterial infection term if given (as ABSCESS + STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS)

DUI

D000038 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0000059