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pustule: a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus

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cyst collapse: a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure

papule collapse: a small inflamed elevation of skin that is nonsuppurative (as in chicken pox)

blackhead collapse: a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin

wheal collapse

distension collapse

mange collapse: a persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing inflammation and itching and loss of hair; affects domestic animals (and sometimes people)

hoof-and-mouth disease collapse

intumescence collapse: the swelling of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water); swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)

polyp collapse: one of two forms that coelenterates take e.g. a hydra or coral: usually sedentary and has a hollow cylindrical body usually with a ring of tentacles around the mouth; a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane

furuncle collapse

carbuncle collapse: an infection larger than a boil and with several openings for discharge of pus; deep-red cabochon garnet cut without facets

blackleg collapse

ulcer collapse: a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue

whelk collapse: large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell; large marine snail much used as food in Europe; gather whelk

dilation collapse: the act of expanding an aperture; "the dilation of the pupil of the eye"; a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic

pockmark collapse: a scar or pit on the skin that is left by a pustule of smallpox or acne or other eruptive disease; mark with or as if with pockmarks; "Her face was pockmarked by the disease"

tumescence collapse: tumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues

hickey collapse: a temporary red mark on a person's skin resulting from kissing or sucking by their lover

weal collapse

crater collapse: a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb; a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus

felon collapse: a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail

cicatrix collapse

strawberry mark collapse

wen collapse

scabies collapse: a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation; "he has a bad case of the itch"

birthmark collapse: a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth

disfigurement collapse: an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen; "there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back"; "suffering from facial disfiguration"

chilblain collapse: inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture

chancre collapse: a small hard painless nodule at the site of entry of a pathogen (as syphilis)

tubercle collapse: a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis

vesicle collapse: a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)

lesion collapse: any visible abnormal structural change in a bodily part

festering collapse: (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus

tumor collapse: an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose

abscess collapse: symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue

fester collapse: a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus; ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering"

canker collapse: an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth); a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark; infect with a canker; become infected with a canker

scab collapse: the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion; someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike; form a scab; "the wounds will eventually scab"

sty collapse: a pen for swine; an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid

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