Usually means: Formation of pus in tissue.
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  1. abscessing: Collins English Dictionary
  2. abscessing: Wiktionary
  3. abscessing: Dictionary.com
  4. abscessing: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. abscessing: Medical dictionary

(Note: See abscess as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (abscess)

noun:  (pathology) A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue.
verb:  (intransitive) To form a pus-filled cavity, typically from an infection.
▸ Also see abscess


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