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abscess

How many syllables in abscess?

  2 syllables

Divide abscess into syllables:   ab-scess
Stressed syllable in abscess:   ab-scess
How to pronounce abscess:   ab-ses
How to say abscess:

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Synonyms for abscess


1 syllable
  • boil
  • sore
2 syllables
  • blister
  • pustule
  • bunion
  • swelling
3 syllables
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What rhymes with abscess

1 syllable
  • cs
  • Meknes
  • CS
2 syllables
3 syllables
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