collar-button abscess

== English == === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɑ.lɚ ˈbʌ.tn̩ ˈæbˌsɛs/, /ˈkɑ.lɚ ˈbʌ.tn̩ ˈæbˌsɪs/ === Noun === collar-button abscess (plural collar-button abscesses) (pathology) A pair of pus-filled cavities that are connected by a narrow channel. ==== Synonyms ==== shirt-stud abscess === References === Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 9