noun
furuncle
Furuncle (noun) means a boil or infected, inflamed, pus-filled sore.
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A boil or infected, inflamed, pus-filled sore.
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Etymology
Late Middle English, borrowed from Latin fūrunculus (“a petty thief, pilferer; a pointed burning sore, boil”), diminutive of fūr (“a thief”).
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"furuncle" (noun) means a boil or infected, inflamed, pus-filled sore.