17
boil(noun, increase, disease, spot, bump)
12
carbuncle(noun, increase, disease, spot, bump)
11
ulcer(noun, disease, spot, condition, wound)
11
pustule(noun, increase, spot, bump, lump)
10
sore(noun, adjective, increase, disease, spot)
8
blister(noun, increase, spot, bump, blemish)
7
gathering(noun, disease, sore)
6
canker(noun, disease, wound, eruption, boil)
6
pimple(noun, increase, disease, spot, bump)
5
swelling(noun, increase, disease, spot, bump)
4
furuncle(noun, spot, blemish, eruption, swelling)
4
lesion(noun, wound, boil, sore)
3
blain(noun, spot, wound, eruption, swelling)
3
excrescence(noun, spot, bump, blemish, sore)
3
fester
3
tumor(disease, spot, bump, lump, enlargement)
3
growth(noun, bump, lump, enlargement, swelling)
3
ulceration
2
bunion(noun, increase, bump, lump, injury)
2
inflammation(noun, increase, bump, blemish, lump)
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