4
festering(adjective, tender, swollen, reddened)
4
rankled
4
ulcerated
3
decayed(verb, adjective)
3
putrefied(verb, adjective)
3
suppurated
2
decomposed(verb, adjective)
2
maturated
2
rotted(verb, adjective)
2
ulcered
1
angered(tender, swollen, reddened)
1
boiled
1
burned
1
cankered
1
corroded
1
discharged
1
fermented
1
foul
1
gathered
1
grated
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