furunculosis noun. [fjʊ,rʌŋkjǝ'lǝʊsɪs] Pl. -loses [-'lǝʊsi:z]. L19.
[formed as FURUNCLE + -OSIS.]
1. Medicine. A condition marked by the occurrence of multiple and often recurrent boils. L19.

2. A bacterial disease of salmonid fishes, marked by ulcers resembling boils. E20.

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