Meanings
nouncollar-button abscess (plural collar-button abscesses)
plural collar-button abscesses
- medicineA pair of pus-filled cavities that are connected by a narrow channel.
Synonyms: shirt-stud abscess
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA pair of pus-filled cavities that are connected by a narrow channel.
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collar-button abscess. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collar-button%20abscess
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“collar-button abscess.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collar-button%20abscess. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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