Excerpt from The Dental Register, Vol. 21Abscess is a term derived from the Latin. "Ab," from, or away, and "Cedo," to go, to separate, or give up, and literally means the separation or yielding up of a part or principle that is to go out or be expelled, and in a general sense is applied to those pathological productions within the body, which are characterized by a separation and disorganization of a portion of the tissues, and the production and expulsion of offensive, purulent substance; but in a more limited and proper sense it is used to designate that particular form of the disease, which, usually situated within the fascia of some organ, is mainly dependent upon persistent local irritation, and sthenic or circumscribed inflammation for its production and continuance; and to distinguish it alike from simple phlegmon, or common boils, pimples, &c., which arc naturally developed in the soft tissues, and are indiopathic in their character on the one hand; and, on tho other, from ulcers.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.