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boil (boil)   a painful nodule in the skin caused by circumscribed inflammation of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue, enclosing a central pus-filled core. Boils occur most often on the neck and buttocks, although they may develop wherever friction, irritation, or a scratch or break in the skin allows bacteria from the surface to penetrate the outer layer of the skin. A carbuncle is a group of boils within a cluster of hair follicles. Called also furuncle.
 

gum boil  parulis.





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