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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A skin condition characterized by the development of recurring boils.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In pathology, the morbid state characterized by the presence of furuncles or boils.

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  • noun medicine The presence of furuncles or boils.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun acute skin disease characterized by the presence of many furuncles

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Latin fūrunculus, furuncle; see furuncle + –osis.]

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furuncle +‎ -osis

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