abscessationn.
/ˌabsɛˈseɪʃn/, /ˌabsᵻˈseɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌæbsɛˈseɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌæbsəˈseɪʃ(ə)n/ Veterinary Medicine.
The condition of having abscesses; the development of abscesses. Cf. abscession n. 2.
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1922 Cornell Veterinarian 12 319 No significant pathological changes have been observed in the udder and fetus. Abscessation and other changes in the genital organs have been found in the bull.
1943 H. E. Biester Dis. of Poultry 835 The most common abscessation encountered in poultry practice is that of the feet which is commonly known as ‘bumblefoot’.
1967 Jrnl. Compar. Pathol. 77 356 [Calf] lungs..showed some degree of pathological abnormality, ranging from early neutrophil invasion of the bronchioles to extensive abscessation of the whole lung.
2005 Austral. Vet. Jrnl. 83 736 Both hepatocellular carcinoma and focal hepatic abscessation are rare in cats.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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