metastatic abscess

met·a·stat·ic ab·scess

a secondary abscess formed, at a distance from the primary focus, as a result of the transportation of pyogenic bacteria by the lymph or bloodstream.

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met·a·stat·ic ab·scess

(met'ă-stat'ik ab'ses)

A secondary abscess formed, at a distance from the primary focus, as a result of the transportation of pyogenic bacteria by the lymph or bloodstream.

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metastatic abscess

A secondary abscess at a distance from the focus of infection.

Synonym: embolic abscess; hypostatic abscess; wandering abscess

See also: abscess

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