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abscess

[ab-ses] / ˈæb sɛs /
NOUN
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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

After being removed from the NL Division Series roster with an abscess on his backside that became infected, former closer Tanner Scott said he feels healthy enough to pitch in the World Series.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025

You didn’t die of a tooth abscess that turned into sepsis.

From Slate • Nov. 21, 2024

"She had a liver problem, an abscess that we never would have known was there," says Hannah.

From BBC • May 25, 2024

It was like the bursting of an abscess.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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