furuncle
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- furuncular adjective
- furunculous adjective
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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The following days, the blood from the finger remained absolutely sterile: but that obtained from the center of the forming furuncle gave an abundant growth of the same small organism as before.
From The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) by Various
In brief, it appears certain that every furuncle contains an aerobic microscopic parasite, to which is due the local inflammation and the pus formation that follows.
From The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) by Various
June 17, the examination of a fresh furuncle on the same individual gave the same result, the development of a pure culture of the same organism.
From The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) by Various
Moreover, the Baron had been attacked by a disorder of common occurrence in hot countries, namely, a furuncle, which is exceedingly painful, and obstinately resists every remedy.
Blood from the arm at a distance from the furuncle remained completely sterile.
From The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) by Various
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