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

Word History and Origins

Origin of furunculosis¹

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

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.

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Persistent furunculosis is not infrequent in diabetes mellitus.

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