furuncle
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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
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June second, a puncture was made at the base of the small cone of pus at the apex of a furuncle on the nape of the neck.
From The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) by Various
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
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
Second observation.—On the tenth of June a new furuncle made its appearance on the right thigh of the same person.
From The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) by Various
The immediate result was a large furuncle under the arm and the affliction for which I was consulted.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock
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