"blind boil" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blind boils [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} blind boil (plural blind boils)
  1. (medicine) A boil under or on the skin that suppurates imperfectly, or fails to come to a head.
    Sense id: en-blind_boil-en-noun-8gxwYpNm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences

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