What is another word for Boils?

Pronunciation: [bˈɔ͡ɪlz] (IPA)

Boils, also known as skin abscesses, are caused by bacterial infections that develop deep within the hair follicles and oil glands. They usually appear as painful, inflamed bumps filled with pus. However, there are various synonyms to describe boils, including abscess, carbuncle, furuncle, pustule, and cyst. Abscess and carbuncle suggest a larger and more severe type of boil, while furuncle refers to a boil that affects a hair follicle. Pustule describes a small, pus-filled bump on the skin, while cyst refers to a sac-like growth containing fluid or semi-solid material. Whatever the synonym used, treatment generally involves the use of antibiotics, warm compresses, and in some cases, drainage of the infected area.

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Usage examples for Boils

But when five warnings and penalties have spent their force in vain, when personal agony is inflicted in the plague of Boils, and the magicians in particular cannot stand before him through their pain, would it have been proof of virtuous contrition if he had yielded then?
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick
The water Boils, the tea is tossed in it and the kettle is removed.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
When it Boils, add the egg, cook till thick, take from the fire, and cool.
"The Myrtle Reed Cook Book"
Myrtle Reed

Famous quotes with Boils

  • Or where the Northern ocean, in vast whirls, Boils round the naked melancholy isles Of farthest Thulè, and th' Atlantic surge Pours in among the stormy Hebrides.
    James Thomson (poet)

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