What is a narrow, elongated cavity, in which pus is collected; an elongated abscess with only a small orifice called?
sinus — (Med.) A narrow, elongated cavity, in which pus is collected; an elongated abscess with only a small orifice. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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