abscess
MONDO:0005227Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names abscess yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
An inflammatory process characterized by the accumulation of pus within a newly formed tissue cavity which is the result of a bacterial, fungal, or parasitic infection or the presence of a foreign body.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005227), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: abscess
- Also called
- abscess (disease)