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FURUNCLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A painful sore with a hard core filled with pus
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("furuncle" is a kind of...):
staphylococcal infection (an infection with staphylococcus bacteria; usually marked by abscess formation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "furuncle"):
gumboil (a boil or abscess on the gums)
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