Accumulation of purulent material in tissues, organs, or circumscribed spaces, usually associated with signs of infection.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000038
altLabel
Abscesses
AN
coordinate with site (organ/disease term) + precoordinated organism/infection term; if unspecified bacterial abscess do not coordinate with BACTERIAL INFECTIONS (since most abscesses are bacterial) but coordinate with specific bacterial infection term if given (as ABSCESS + STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS)
AQL
BL CF CI CL CN CO DG DH DI DT EC EH EM EN EP ET GE HI IM ME MI MO NU PA PC PP PS PX RH RT SU TH TM UR VE VI
cui
C0000833
DC
1
definition
Accumulation of purulent material in tissues, organs, or circumscribed spaces, usually associated with signs of infection.