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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In pathology, a large pustule intermediate in character between a furuncle or boil and an ordinary pustule.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Med.) A cutaneous eruption, consisting of large, round pustules, upon an indurated and inflamed base.

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  • noun An ulcerative pyoderma of the skin, caused by bacteria.

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