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furunculosis

[ fyoo-ruhng-kyuh-loh-sis ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. the condition characterized by the presence of boils.


furunculosis

/ fjʊˌrʌŋkjʊˈləʊsɪs /

noun

  1. a skin condition characterized by the presence of multiple boils
  2. an infectious ulcerative disease of salmon and trout caused by the bacterium Aeromonas salmonicida
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of furunculosis1

1885–90; < Latin fūruncul ( us ) ( furuncle ) + -osis
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Example Sentences

Farmed salmon have been vaccinated against furunculosis in Norway since the 1980s, where the use of antibiotics on fish farms is now minimal.

From Salon

Persistent furunculosis is not infrequent in diabetes mellitus.

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