furuncle
[ fyoo r-uhng-kuh l ]
/ ˈfyʊər ʌŋ kəl /
noun Pathology.
RELATED WORDS
blister, blemish, lump, acne, abscess, sore, welt, ulcer, cyst, pimple, zit, carbuncle, spot, bump, excrescence, boil, inflammation, whitehead, hickey, pustule
Nearby words
- furthest,
- furtive,
- furtively,
- furtwängler,
- furtwängler, wilhelm,
- furuncular,
- furunculoid,
- furunculosis,
- furunculus,
- fury
Origin of furuncle
1670–80; < Latin fūrunculus petty thief, boil, equivalent to fūr thief (cf. furtive) + -unculus diminutive suffix extracted from derivatives of n-stems; see homunculus
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Examples from the Web for furuncle
After incision, the contents of the furuncle are rapidly scooped out with the curette (Fig. 178, A).
Another method is to transfix the furuncle by passing the knife through its base and making it cut outwards through the skin.
It is then quickly withdrawn, at the same time incising the furuncle freely down to its base.
furuncle
/ (ˈfjʊərʌŋkəl) /
noun
pathol the technical name for boil 2
Word Origin for furuncle
C17: from Latin fūrunculus pilferer, petty thief, sore on the body, from fūr thief
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furuncle
"a boil," 1670s, from Latin furunculus, "a boil," literally "little thief," diminutive of fur "thief." Related: Furuncular; furunculous.
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furuncle
[ fyur′ŭng′kəl ]
n.
boil
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