| FBA | fecal bile acid |
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| PILBD | paucity of interlobular bile ducts |
| SBA | serum bile acid; soybean agglutinin; spina bifida aperta |
| TBA | tertiary butylacetate; testosterone-binding affinity; tetrabutylammonium; thiobarbituric acid; to be... |
| TCBS | thiosulfate-citrate-bile salts-sucrose [agar] |
| wandering abscess | An abscess that breaks down tissue barriers to enter adjacent areas. Synonym: gravitation abscess, hypostatic abscess, migrating abscess, wandering abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cold abscess | An abscess without heat or other usual signs of inflammation. Synonym: tuberculous abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| collar-button abscess | An abscess consisting of two cavities connected by a narrow isthmus, usually formed by rupture of an abscesses through a fascial layer in the hand or foot. Synonym: shirt-stud abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| worm abscess | Abscess due to parasitic worms or in which worms are found. Synonym: verminous abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Munro's abscess | A microscopic collection of polymorphonuclear leukocytes found in the stratum corneum in psoriasis. Synonym: Munro's abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| haematogenous abscess | An abscess caused by blood-borne organisms. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pott's abscess | Tuberculous abscess of the spine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| premammary abscess | An abscess in the subcutaneous tissue covering the mammary gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| satellite abscess | An abscess closely associated with a primary abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psoas abscess | Abscess of the psoas muscle resulting usually from disease of the lumbar vertebrae, with the pus descending into the muscle sheath. The infection is most commonly tuberculous or staphylococcal. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pulp abscess | An abscess involving the soft tissue within the pulp chamber of a tooth, usually a sequela of caries or less frequently of trauma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hot abscess | A recently formed abscess with little or no fibrosis in the wall of the cavity. Synonym: hot abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pyaemic abscess | A haematogenous abscess resulting from pyaemia, septicaemia, or bacteraemia. Synonym: septicaemic abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| septicaemic abscess | A haematogenous abscess resulting from pyaemia, septicaemia, or bacteraemia. Synonym: septicaemic abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| shirt-stud abscess | An abscess consisting of two cavities connected by a narrow isthmus, usually formed by rupture of an abscesses through a fascial layer in the hand or foot. Synonym: shirt-stud abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |