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178Disease - External MedicineCode Term Chinese Definition/Description3.2.3 ulcerating sore 潰 瘍3.2.4 swollen sore 腫 瘍3.2.5 hairline sore 髮 際 瘡a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss ofsurface tissue, disintegration and necrosisany swelling in external diseases that has notsuppurated and rupturedsore occurring at the back of the neck close to thehairline3.2.6 seat sore 坐 板 瘡 sore on the buttock3.2.7 shank sore 臁 瘡 chronic ulcer on the lower leg3.2.8 bedsore 褥 瘡3.2.9 furuncle 癤an ulceration caused by prolonged pressure in apatient lying in bed for a long period of timean acute localized inflammation of the skin, havinga hard central core, and forming pus, also known asboil3.2.10mole cricket boildisease螻 蛄 癤multiple abscesses of the scalp, referring to folliculitisabscedens et suffodiens3.2.11 furunculosis 癤 病 a condition of tending to develop multiple furuncles3.2.12 deep-rooted boil 疔 a boil with its central core deeply rooted3.2.13 snake-head whitlow 蛇 頭 疔3.2.14 cutaneous anthrax 疫 疔3.2.15 abscess 癰3.2.16 cervical abscess 頸 癰3.2.17 axillary abscess 腋 癰a swollen fingertip resembling the head of a snake,referring to digital pyogenic inflammationan infectious disease characterized by small pruriticpapular lesions of the head, face and limbs,which enlarge, ulcerate, discharge bloody serum,associated with severe systemic symptoms such assepticemia, high fever, vomiting, sweating, headacheand prostrationa pyogenic infection with localized collection of pusburied in tissues or organsa pyogenic infection with abscess formation at thelateral aspect of the necka pyogenic infection with abscess formation in theaxillary region