| abscess | (noun) symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue | - |
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| abscessed | (adjective) infected and filled with pus | - |
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| abscise | (verb) remove or separate by abscission | - |
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| (verb) shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue | - |
| abscissa | (noun) the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis | - |
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| abscission | (noun) the act of cutting something off | Synonyms: cutting off |
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| (noun) shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant | - |
| abscond | (verb) run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along | Synonyms: absquatulate, bolt, decamp, go off, make off, run off |
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| absconder | (noun) a fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecution | - |
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| abscondment | (noun) the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest) | Synonyms: decampment |
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