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metastatic abscess

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metastatic abscess
n.
A secondary abscess formed at a distance from the primary abscess, as a result of the transport of pyogenic bacteria through the lymph or blood.
metastatic abscess
[-stat′ik]
Etymology: Gk, meta, beyond, stasis, standing; L, abscedere, to go away
any secondary abscess that develops at a point distant from an original infection, resulting from transportation of infectious particles to other locations via the bloodstream.


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