furuncle

• Medizinischer Begriff für eine schmerzhafte, mit Eiter gefüllte Geschwulst auf der Haut, die durch eine Infektion eines Haarfollikels entsteht; allgemein bekannt als Furunkel.

A medical term for a painful, pus-filled sore on the skin caused by an infected hair follicle, commonly known as a boil.

1. Skin abscessC1formalmedical

   A painful, localized skin infection that forms a hard, pus-filled lump, often caused by bacteria.

   Furunkel

   • The doctor diagnosed the painful lump on his neck as a furuncle.
   • Furuncles often require warm compresses to help them drain.
   • He developed a furuncle after a small cut became infected.

   Synonymeboil