furuncle

1 9.9

A painful swollen lump on the skin around a hair that is filled with pus

noun
/ˈfjʊr.ʌŋ.kəl/

Specialized

: furúnculo

Some time back, she was licking her foot a lot (that's when the swelling, fungal infection, and furuncle were discovered).

Examples

It is like the intense pain before the bursting of a massive furuncle filled with poisons that has been causing fevered disharmony.

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After days of discomfort, he finally visited the doctor to get his painful furuncle examined.
She tried to treat the furuncle at home, but it continued to swell and cause her pain.
The dermatologist explained that a furuncle is usually caused by a bacterial infection of a hair follicle.

Synonyms

boil

vsfuruncle

35 4.6

A painful swollen spot on the skin filled with pus

is deeper and centred on a hair follicle with a hard central core

pustule

vsfuruncle

Specialized

5 8.1

A small red raised spot on the skin filled with pus

is larger and deeper forming around a hair follicle with a hard core

How Severe

carbuncle

Specialized

1 9.9

abscess

Specialized

23 7.5

furuncle

Specialized

1 9.9

boil

35 4.6

pimple

62 1.0

Surface Forms

furuncle singular

furuncles plural

Etymology

Furuncle comes from the Latin furunculus, which means 'little boil' or 'small swelling'. It originally named a small, painful skin lump, so today furuncle still means a painful boil filled with pus.