furunculosis

American

[fyoo-ruhng-kyuh-loh-sis] / fyʊˌrʌŋ kyəˈloʊ sɪs /

noun

Pathology.

the condition characterized by the presence of boils.

furunculosis British

/ 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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Etymology

Origin of furunculosis

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

Example Sentences

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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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