abscessed

Example Sentences

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Some years later, she had one, too — during an operation on an abscessed fallopian tube.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2022

He had a lump on his throat that he thought was just another abscessed tooth.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2017

He had suffered from excruciating bouts with shingles and an abscessed tooth.

From The Guardian • Jul. 3, 2017

Encarnacion already has missed more than two weeks recovering from an abscessed tooth that was pulled Feb. 28.

From Washington Times • Mar. 15, 2016

His ill humor, I figured, was perhaps due to the abscessed tooth that had been causing him pain for the previous two weeks.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer