"furuncle" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfjʊə.ɹʌŋ.kəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfjʊə.ɹʌŋ.kl̩/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfjʊɹˌʌŋ.kəl/ [General-American] Forms: furuncles [plural]
Etymology: Late Middle English, borrowed from Latin fūrunculus (“a petty thief, pilferer; a pointed burning sore, boil”), diminutive of fūr (“a thief”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{der|en|la|fūrunculus||a petty thief, pilferer; a pointed burning sore, boil}} Latin fūrunculus (“a petty thief, pilferer; a pointed burning sore, boil”), {{m|la|fūr||a thief}} fūr (“a thief”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} furuncle (plural furuncles)
  1. (pathology) A boil or infected, inflamed, pus-filled sore. Categories (topical): Pathology
    Sense id: en-furuncle-en-noun-oZ-~78qT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

Inflected forms

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