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furuncular

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fu⋅run⋅cle

  [fyoor-uhng-kuhl]
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–noun Pathology.
boil 2 .
Origin:
1670–80; < L fūrunculus petty thief, boil, equiv. to fūr thief (cf. furtive ) + -unculus dim. suffix extracted from derivs. of n-stems; see homunculus

Related forms:
fu⋅run⋅cu⋅lar  [fyoo-ruhng-kyuh-ler] , fu⋅run⋅cu⋅lous, adjective
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fu·run·cle   (fyŏŏr'ŭng'kəl)   
n.  See boil2.

[Latin fūrunculus, knob on a vine that "steals" the sap, diminutive of fūr, thief (modeled on latrunculus, robber, diminutive of latrō, latrōn-, bandit); see bher-1 in Indo-European roots.]
fu·run'cu·lar (fyŏŏ-rŭng'kyə-lər), fu·run'cu·lous (-ləs) adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: fu·run·cle
Pronunciation: 'fyu(&)r-"&[ng]-k&l
Function: noun
: BOIL —fu·run·cu·lar /fyu-'r&[ng]-ky&-l&r/ adjective —fu·run·cu·lous /-l&s/ adjective
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furuncle fu·run·cle (fy&oobreve;r'ŭng'kəl)
n.
See boil.

fu·run'cu·lar (fy&oobreve;-rŭng'kyə-lər) or fu·run'cu·lous (-ləs) adj.

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