collar-button abscess

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English

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɑ.lɚ ˈbʌ.tn̩ ˈæbˌsɛs/, /ˈkɑ.lɚ ˈbʌ.tn̩ ˈæbˌsɪs/

Noun

collar-button abscess (plural collar-button abscesses)

  1. (pathology) A pair of pus-filled cavities that are connected by a narrow channel.

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References

  • Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 9