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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Abscess
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Absceso
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Abscesso
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Synonyms English:
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Abscesses
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Tree Number:
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C01.539.830.025
C23.550.470.756.100
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Definition English:
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Accumulation of purulent material in tissues, organs, or circumscribed spaces, usually associated with signs of infection. |
Indexing Annotation English:
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IM; coord IM with site (organ/dis term) (IM) + precoord organism/infect term (IM); if unspecified bacterial abscess do not coord with BACTERIAL INFECTIONS (since most abscesses are bact) but coord with specific bact infect term if given (as ABSCESS + STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS)
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See Related English:
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Empyema
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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41
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Unique Identifier:
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D000038
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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