abscessed
Example Sentences
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Shoemaker developed two abscessed teeth, one on each side.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2025
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
He was slowed early in spring training by an abscessed tooth and limited to minor league games the final week of camp with a strained oblique muscle.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 3, 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
