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furuncle
noun as in blister
Example Sentences
It generally includes also various sorts of d�bris—broken-down epithelium, blood-corpuscles, pus-corpuscles, and even, in rare cases, a core of sphacelated tissue like that of a furuncle.
The immediate result was a large furuncle under the arm and the affliction for which I was consulted.
Moreover, the Baron had been attacked by a disorder of common occurrence in hot countries, namely, a furuncle, which is exceedingly painful, and obstinately resists every remedy.
You almost want one just to be able to go around saying 'furuncle.'
Sulphur should likewise be given in all cases where the furuncles reappear at different periods.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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