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What is the noun for carbuncle?

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carbuncle
  1. (archaic) A deep-red or fiery colored garnet or other dark red precious stone, especially when cut cabochon.
  2. (heraldry) A charge or bearing supposed to represent the precious stone, with eight sceptres or staves radiating from a common centre; an escarbuncle.
  3. (pathology) An abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin. It is usually caused by bacterial infection.
  4. An unpopular or ugly building; an eyesore.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “The dome is not the only monstrous carbuncle currently swallowing obscene amounts of public money.”
      “Call your doctor if a boil or carbuncle is extremely painful, lasts longer than two weeks or occurs with a fever.”
      “They began shortly after I had finished the concerto with an atrocious carbuncle resulting from an insect sting.”
carbunculosis
  1. (medicine) A condition marked by having multiple carbuncles.
carbunkle
  1. Obsolete form of carbuncle.
carbuncles
  1. plural of carbuncle
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  3. Examples:
    1. “While leaf paste is used externally against boils and carbuncles, the extract is considered a good remedy for recurring earache.”
      “The ripe fruit was used to provide external relief from carbuncles and painful boils and used internally to treat stomach ulcers.”
      “They can also be made into an anti-inflammatory poultice and topically applied for boils and carbuncles.”
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