9 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
adjective infected and filled with pus
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin abs- Proto-Italic *kezdō Latin cēdō Latin abscēdō Latin abscessusder. English abscess English -ed English abscessed From abscess + -ed.
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