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