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FURUNCLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does furuncle mean?
• FURUNCLE (noun)
The noun FURUNCLE has 1 sense:
1. a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus
Familiarity information: FURUNCLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A painful sore with a hard core filled with pus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
boil; furuncle
Hypernyms ("furuncle" is a kind of...):
staphylococcal infection (an infection with staphylococcus bacteria; usually marked by abscess formation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "furuncle"):
gumboil (a boil or abscess on the gums)
Context examples
An infection where furuncles are present over a period of weeks to months.
(Furunculosis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A skin condition that is characterized by recurring furuncles, lesions primarily caused by staphylococcus aureus infection of the hair follicles and surrounding skin.
(Furunculosis, NCI Thesaurus)
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