furuncularadj.
/fjᵿˈrʌŋkjᵿlə/, U.S. /fjʊˈrəŋkjələr/ Of, pertaining to, or characterized by furuncles or boils.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > suppuration > [adjective] > abscess > boil
phlegmonic?a1425
phlegmonous?c1425
carbunculous1543
carbuncular1722
phlegmonoid1751
furuncular1849
carbunculate1854
furunculoid1860
1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. i. 438/1 The scapular region is sometimes the seat of furuncular inflammation.
1857 E. L. Birkett Bird's Urinary Deposits (ed. 5) 457 Furuncular disease of cellular tissue.
1875 H. C. Wood Treat. Therapeutics (1879) 569 A most painful furuncular eruption.
Derivatives
fuˈrunculoid adj. [-oid suffix] resembling a furuncle or boil.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > suppuration > [adjective] > abscess > boil
phlegmonic?a1425
phlegmonous?c1425
carbunculous1543
carbuncular1722
phlegmonoid1751
furuncular1849
carbunculate1854
furunculoid1860
1860 R. Fowler Med. Vocab. Furunculoid.
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