furuncle[noun]Synonyms: abscess, boil, carbuncle, pimple, pustule
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furuncle noun.
['fjʊǝrʌŋk(ǝ)l] LME.[Latin furunculus lit. 'petty thief', dim. of fur thief: see -UNCLE.]Medicine. A boil.
■ fu'runcular,
■ fu'runculous adjectives of, pertaining to, or characterized by boils; of the nature of a boil:
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