Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abscessation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ab-sces-sa-tion
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The formation or development of an abscess

Example Sentences

"Differential diagnoses include; hypomagnesaemia [ 27 ], acute hypernatraemia [ 28 ], nervous signs associated with coccidiosis [ 29 ], some presentations of lead poisoning, Aujesky’s disease, brain abscessation, suppurative meningoencephalitis or cerebrocortical necrosis (CCN), [ 30, 31 ], hypovitaminosis A [ 32 ], inherited idiopathic epilepsy of cattle [ 21, 33 ], and bovine familial convulsions and ataxia [ 34 ]."

Etymology

From abscess + -ation.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: abscess

Inflected Forms

abscessations (plural)

Derived Forms

microabscessation

Questions

What does abscessation mean?: The formation or development of an abscess
Where does abscessation come from?: From abscess + -ation.

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