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Noun Concept
Categories: Articles with short description, Gross pathology
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carbuncle
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An infection larger than a boil and with several openings for discharge of pus WordNet 3.0
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An infection larger than a boil and with several openings for discharge of pus WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A carbuncle is a cluster of boils caused by bacterial infection, most commonly with Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes. Wikipedia
Abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Human disease Wikidata
An abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin. It is usually caused by bacterial infection. Wiktionary