furuncle

fu·run·cle  (fyrngkl)

n.

See boil².

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[Latin frunculus, knob on a vine that "steals" the sap, diminutive of fr, thief (modeled on latrunculus, robber); see bher-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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fu·runcu·lar (fy-rngky-lr), fu·runcu·lous (-ls) adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

furuncle - a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus boil gumboil - a boil or abscess on the gums staphylococcal infection - an infection with staphylococcus bacteria; usually marked by abscess formation