FURUNCLE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A painful sore with a hard core filled with pus

Synonyms:

boil; furuncle

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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