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furunculosis

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

noun

Pathology.

  1. the condition characterized by the presence of boils.

furunculosis British  
/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of furunculosis

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

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Persistent furunculosis is not infrequent in diabetes mellitus.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman

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