What do you call a swelling under the skin—if it is very big or serious?
| CARBUNCLE | 752 |
| BOIL | 110 |
| ABSCESS | 102 |
| TUMOR | 23 |
| RISING | 17 |
| CYST | 13 |
| FISTULA | 8 |
| HICKEY | 5 |
| WEN | 5 |
| INFECTION | 4 |
| LUMP | 4 |
| ULCER | 4 |
| BUNION | 2 |
| CANCER | 2 |
| DOUBLE-HEADER | 2 |
| FESTER | 2 |
| KNOT | 2 |
| LARGE BOIL | 2 |
| RUNNING SORE | 2 |
| ANT-HEAP | 1 |
| BAD BOIL | 1 |
| BLACKHEAD | 1 |
| BLOOD BOIL | 1 |
| BUNCLE | 1 |
| CARBUCKLE | 1 |
| CARBUSTLE | 1 |
| ERUPTION | 1 |
| FATTY TUMOR | 1 |
| FURUNCLE | 1 |
| GROWTH | 1 |
| INFECTED | 1 |
| LARGE NODULE | 1 |
| RINGWORM | 1 |
| RISER | 1 |
| SALTSHAKER CARBUNCLE | 1 |
| STAPH | 1 |
| ULCERATED | 1 |
| WHELP | 1 |
| WHITEHEAD | 1 |
| WHORE BOIL | 1 |
| WIND | 1 |
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