car·bun·cle (kär b ng k l)n. 1. A painful localized bacterial infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue that usually has several openings through which pus is discharged. 2. a. A deep-red garnet, unfaceted and convex. b. Obsolete A red precious stone. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin carbunculus, small glowing ember, carbuncle, diminutive of carb  , carbn-, coal; see ker-3 in Indo-European roots.]car buncled adj.car·bun cu·lar (-ky-lr) adj. |
carbuncle
Noun
a large painful swelling under the skin like a boil [Latin carbo coal]
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| Noun | 1. | carbuncle - deep-red cabochon garnet cut without facets garnet - any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive |
| 2. | carbuncle - an infection larger than a boil and with several openings for discharge of pus staphylococcal infection - an infection with staphylococcus bacteria; usually marked by abscess formation |
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