abscess
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Alas, we’ll never know what Leni might have achieved as talking pictures staked their claim, for a tooth abscess went septic and killed him at age 44 in 1929.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
“I feel a lot better now,” said Scott, who hadn’t pitched in the playoffs before having an abscess incision on Oct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025
You didn’t die of a tooth abscess that turned into sepsis.
From Slate ● Nov. 21, 2024
Fetid breath can be a sign of illness or infection, but the cause could have been anything from a tooth abscess to a life-threatening case of pneumonia.
From New York Times ● Dec. 26, 2023
One day he brought in a baby with an abscess.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
He said he was taking medication for abscesses in his wisdom teeth when he woke up with "a really strange feeling" in his chest.
From BBC ● May 29, 2024
Perianal fistulae, abnormal connections between the anal canal and perianal skin, are a common complication of Crohn's disease that often result in painful abscesses and impact patients' quality of life.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
Penicillin antibiotics, which kill bacteria by preventing them from building a cell wall, are used to treat various illnesses such as pneumonia, meningitis, skin infections and dental abscesses.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 5, 2023
“We suspect this was the source of his chronic abscesses and fistulas,” the second surgeon noted, according to portions of medical records shared by Contreras with The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
Garfield's abscesses and worsening condition were signs that poor treatment had led to blood poisoning.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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