Jeep seat

A popular term for pilonidal cyst/sinus inflammation of congenital sacrococcygeal malformations with focal persistence of the neuroendocrine canal and ingrowth of hair into the cyst/sinus. Jeep seat often follows repeated trauma to members of the military who bounce on seats of military vehicles/jeeps
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Jeep seat

Military medicine A popular term for pilonidal cyst/sinus inflammation of congenital sacrococcygeal malformations with focal persistence of the neuroendocrine canal and ingrowth of hair into the cyst/sinus; JS follows repeated trauma to the 'seats' of military recruits who bounce on seats of shock absorber-challenged military vehicles/jeeps
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