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Boils - Treatment by Drugs - Glossary

Medically Reviewed by The Medindia Medical Review Team on Sep 02, 2015


Glossary

Hair follicle: A small pit or depression in the skin where hair grows and emerges out of the skin. Sweat glands and sebaceous glands open into this pit.


Antibiotic-resistant infection: An infection that does not respond to a particular antibiotic.

Carrier: A person who has the bacteria or a genetic defect that causes a disease and can pass it on to others, but does not suffer from the disease.

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