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stitch abscess

n.

An abscess around a stitch or suture.

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Historical Examples of stitch abscess

I have noticed the same tendency to stitch-abscess in cases of diffuse pelvic inflammation due to infection by the gonococcus.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)
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