paise — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abscess noun A swollen, pus-filled pocket in the body, usually caused by infection.
- boil verb To heat a liquid until it bubbles and turns to vapor.
- protuberance noun A bulge, knob, swelling, spine, or anything that protrudes.
Senses
paise is used for these senses in English:
- abscess (pathology) A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
- boil A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
- bubo (pathology) An inflamed swelling of a lymph node, especially in the armpit or groin, due to an infection such as bubonic plague, gonorrhea, tuberculosis, or syphilis.
- protuberance A bulge, knob, swelling, spine, or anything that protrudes.
abscess — full definition
- noun A swollen, pus-filled pocket in the body, usually caused by infection.
- verb To develop into a pus-filled swelling.
boil — full definition
- verb To heat a liquid until it bubbles and turns to vapor.
- noun A painful, swollen, pus-filled lump on the skin caused by infection.