blind abscess

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /blaɪnd ˈæbˌsɛs/, /blaɪnd ˈæbˌsɪs/

Noun

blind abscess (plural blind abscesses)

1. (medicine) An abscess with no external opening.

References

• Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 9