furunculosis

American

[fyoo-ruhng-kyuh-loh-sis] / fjʊˌrʌŋ kjəˈloʊ 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 ) ( see furuncle) + -osis

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