Abscess vs. Lesion

Abscessnoun

(pathology) A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue.

Abscessverb

(intransitive) To form a pus-filled cavity, typically from an infection.

Abscessnoun

A collection of pus or purulent matter in any tissue or organ of the body, the result of a morbid process.

Abscessnoun

symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue

Abscess

An abscess is a collection of pus that has built up within the tissue of the body. Signs and symptoms of abscesses include redness, pain, warmth, and swelling.

Lesionnoun

(pathology) A wound or injury.

Lesionnoun

(medicine) An infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part, especially such patch of skin.

Lesionnoun

(biochemistry) Any compound formed from damage to a nucleic acid.

Lesionverb

(transitive) To wound or injure, especially in an experiment or other controlled procedure.

Lesionnoun

A hurt; an injury.

Lesionnoun

any visible abnormal structural change in a bodily part

Lesionnoun

any break in the skin or an organ caused by violence or surgical incision

Lesion

A lesion is any damage or abnormal change in the tissue of an organism, usually caused by disease or trauma. Lesion is derived from the Latin laesio .