noun as in strong fondness

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boils, carbuncles

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Example Sentences

Example:The doctor advised the patient to apply warm compresses to the boils to help ease the pain and speed up the healing process.

Definition:Painful swellings filled with pus, often resulting from a bacterial infection of the skin. Boils can appear as individual infections or in clusters.

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Example:The patient was treated for carbuncles after a group of furuncles merged into a single, large, pus-filled lump.

Definition:Grouped furuncles, often caused by S. aureus, which form a single large, painful swelling with a central core of dead tissue.

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