Meaning Of The Word Carbuncle

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carbuncle
countable noun: A carbuncle is a large swelling under the skin.

carbuncle in American English
any of certain deep-red gems
adjective: having the color carbuncle
noun: a painful circumscribed inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue, resulting in suppuration and sloughing, and having a tendency to spread somewhat like a boil, but more serious in its effects

carbuncle in British English
noun: an extensive skin eruption, similar to but larger than a boil, with several openings: caused by staphylococcal infection

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