abscess
B2CEFR level
50/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister
A localised collection of pus arising from bacterial infection, either at the root apex or within the gum.
The swelling and throbbing indicate a dental abscess, so we'll need to drain it and address the source of infection.
Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.
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