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.

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.

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.

metastatic abscess

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

Synonym: embolic abscess; hypostatic abscess; wandering abscess

See also: abscess