furunculosis

[fyoo-ruhng-kyuh-loh-sis]

fu·run·cu·lo·sis

[fyoo-ruhng-kyuh-loh-sis]
noun Pathology.
the condition characterized by the presence of boils.

Origin:
1885–90; < Latin fūruncul(us) (see furuncle) + -osis
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Furunculosis has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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furunculosis (fjʊˌrʌŋkjʊˈləʊsɪs)
 
n
1.  a skin condition characterized by the presence of multiple boils
2.  an infectious ulcerative disease of salmon and trout caused by the bacterium Aeromonas salmonicida

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furunculosis fu·run·cu·lo·sis (fy&oobreve;-rŭng'kyə-lō'sĭs)
n.
A skin condition characterized by the development of recurring boils.

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