microabscess

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?

Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós)

Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor.

English micro-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó

Proto-Italic *ap

Latin abder.

Latin abs-

Latin cēdō

Latin abscēdō

Latin abscessusder.

English abscess

English microabscess

From micro- + abscess.

Noun

microabscess (plural microabscesses)

1. A very small, localised collection of pus.