What is a boil?
A boil- also called a furuncle, begins as a painful infection of a single hair follicle.
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A boil is a tender, painful inflammatory nodule in the skin, which becomes pustular but with a hard center.
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Boil: Noun. a red painful swelling with a hard pus-filled core caused by infection of the skin. Do the ChaCha!
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A boil is a localized infection deep in the skin. A boil generally starts as a reddened, tender area. Thanks!
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A boil is a red, swollen, painful bump under the skin looking like a pimple. Boils are often caused by infected hair follicles.
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A boil, also referred to as a skin abscess, is a localized infection deep in the skin. It generally starts as a red, tender area.
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A boil is a painful, circumscribed pus-filled inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissue.
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A boil is a painful sore with a hard pus-filled core [syn: furuncle]. ChaCha again!
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Boils are painful, pus-filled bumps that form under your skin when bacteria infect and inflame one or more of your hair follicles.
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