furunculosis
[ fyoo-ruhng-kyuh-loh-sis ]
nounPathology.
the condition characterized by the presence of boils.
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How to use furunculosis in a sentence
Persistent furunculosis is not infrequent in diabetes mellitus.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman StelwagonWhen occurring in crops (furunculosis) the affection is often rebellious; recovery, however, finally resulting.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagon
British Dictionary definitions for furunculosis
furunculosis
/ (fjʊˌrʌŋkjʊˈləʊsɪs) /
noun
a skin condition characterized by the presence of multiple boils
an infectious ulcerative disease of salmon and trout caused by the bacterium Aeromonas salmonicida
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