English Explanatory Dictionary

furuncle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A boil or infected, inflamed, pus-filled sore.

Pronunciation

/ˈfjʊə.ɹʌŋ.kəl/ /ˈfjʊə.ɹʌŋ.kl̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-furuncle.wav /ˈfjʊɹˌʌŋ.kəl/

Word forms

furuncle furuncles

Etymology

Late Middle English, borrowed from Latin fūrunculus (“a petty thief, pilferer; a pointed burning sore, boil”), diminutive of fūr (“a thief”).

Derived words

furuncular furunculosis
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