easpa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abscess noun A swollen, pus-filled pocket in the body, usually caused by infection.
- deficiency noun A lack or shortage of something necessary, especially for health.
- insufficiency noun The lack of sufficiency: a shortage, the state of having or being not enough (of something).
Senses
easpa 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.]
- deficiency (countable) An insufficiency, especially of something essential to health.
- insufficiency The lack of sufficiency; a shortage or inadequacy.
abscess — full definition
- noun A swollen, pus-filled pocket in the body, usually caused by infection.
- verb To develop into a pus-filled swelling.