stitch abscess
n.
An abscess around a stitch or suture.
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Words nearby stitch abscess
stir up, stir up a hornets' nest, stishie, stishovite, stitch, stitch abscess, stitchery, stitching, stitch-up, stitch wheel, stitchwork
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Example sentences from the Web for stitch abscess
I have noticed the same tendency to stitch-abscess in cases of diffuse pelvic inflammation due to infection by the gonococcus.