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furuncle

American  
[fyoor-uhng-kuhl] / ˈfyʊər ʌŋ kəl /

noun

Pathology.

  1. boil.

furuncle British  
/ ˈfjʊərʌŋkəl, fjʊˈrʌŋkjʊlə /

noun

  1. pathol the technical name for boil 2

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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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