pilonidal

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His pilonidal cyst, his pseudonymous career in Pittsburgh radio, and his addiction to After miserably failing on television, Limbaugh spiraled into depression, eventually becoming addicted to pain pills prescribed to him for his pilonidal cyst (a.k.a. "Butt Boil").

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  1. Noting a bunch of hair arranged in the shape of a nest: as, a pilonidal cyst or sinus, that is, a dermoid cyst or sinus containing hair arranged in the form of a wad.

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  • But it's a weird obsession for a guy who was classified 4-F for a pilonidal cyst. —  INSTAPUTZ
  • During the Vietnam War, Mr. Limbaugh avoided the draft by pleading incapacity due to a pilonidal cyst, in laymen's terms a skin infection in the vicinity of the anus. —  Front page feed
  • Her condition (a very sneaky pilonidal sinus / cyst) decided to get infected very quickly over Christmas and she was in a lot of pain, and I mean a lot. —  Craftapalooza
  • After using his pilonidal cyst - a congenital birth defect - to avoid military service in the Vietnam War, Limbaugh briefly worked for radio stations in Pittsburgh, PA and Kansas City, —  Propeller Most Popular Stories
  • His pilonidal cyst, his pseudonymous career in Pittsburgh radio, and his addiction to After miserably failing on television, Limbaugh spiraled into depression, eventually becoming addicted to pain pills prescribed to him for his pilonidal cyst (a.k.a. "Butt Boil"). —  Propeller Most Popular Stories
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  1. Latin pilus, hair, + nidus, nest, + -al.
 

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