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A hard, painful, inflamed tumor, which, on suppuration, discharges pus, mixed with blood, and discloses a small fibrous mass of dead tissue, called the core.
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an inflamed, raised area of skin that is pus-filled; usually an infected hair follicle
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A deep-seated bacterial infection of a hair follicle, producing a painful skin nodule containing pus; also called a furuncle.
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A skin infection characterised by a localised build-up of pus.
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An abscess of the skin, normally involving a sebaceous gland.
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a painful sore with a hard pus-filled core
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a collection of pus
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a hard, painful pus -filled sore of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
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a hard, red lump that is tender to the touch and is caused by an infected hair follicle
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a large painful, pimple-like infection of a hair follicle
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a localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection
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a localized infection deep in the skin
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a localized infection that has invaded the skin
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a localized infection usually due to staphylococcus bacteria
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an abscess associated with the hair follicle in the skin
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an abscess on the surface of the skin
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an infection at the base of the hair follicle
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an infection deep in the skin
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an infection of a hair follicle, caused by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus
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an infection of the skin, usually caused by Staphylococcus bacteria
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an inflamed, hard, tender, infected lump or pocket that forms in the skin or underlying
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an inflamed, pus-filled swelling of the skin
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an inflamed, pus-filled swelling on the skin, like a pimple only usually bigger
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a painful red bump with a white or yellow center that drains pus when it opens
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a pocket of pus in your skin
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a pus filled infection of the skin It usually starts as an infection in a hair follicle and spreads
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a pus-filled nodule
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a red, swollen, painful bump under the skin, similar to an overgrown pimple
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a red, swollen, painful bump under the skin that is caused by an infection
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a round, red, painful, pus-filled sore on the skin
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a round, tender, pus-filled raised area of the skin, developing a white cap which will rupture if stressed
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a small abscess due to bacteria in a hair follicle breaking out into the painful pustules
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a small, tense, painful, inflammatory swelling appearing in or upon the skin, and is due to the local death or gangrene of a small portion of the skin's surface
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a tender, red lump in the skin
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a tender, round pus filled swelling under the skin
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a type of abscess
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a type of infected sore on the
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Localized skin infection, entry foci for cellulitis or lymphangitis - see carbuncle.
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painful, circumscribed pus-filled inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissue ( Blood Cleanse, Liver Formula)
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a red and swollen sore on the skin.
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a painful and tender swelling of the skin caused by various bacteria. Also Furuncle.
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a severe, acute inflammation beneath the skin, or of a gland or hair follicle; boils typically have a core formed by blood clotting within the vessels
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A subcutaneous abscess.
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An abscess of skin or painful, circumscribed inflammation of the skin or a hair follicle, having a dead, pus?forming inner core, usually caused by a staphylococcal infection. Synonym: furuncle.
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tender, swollen areas that form around hair follicles.
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Related Topic"...Eventually, the center of the abscess softens and becomes filled with white cells that the body sends to fight the infection ( pus)..."
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