abscess vs tubercle

abscess

noun
  • A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue. 

verb
  • To form a pus-filled cavity, typically from an infection. 

tubercle

noun
  • A small rounded nodule forming the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis. 

  • A round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth, especially those found on bones for the attachment of a muscle or ligament or small elevations on the surface of a tooth. 

  • A small rounded wartlike protuberance of the roots of some leguminous plants; the lip of certain orchids, cacti. 

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