furunculous

furunculous
See furuncular.

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  • furuncle — furuncular /fyoo rung kyeuh leuhr/, furunculous, adj. /fyoor ung keuhl/, n. Pathol. boil2. [1670 80; < L furunculus petty thief, boil, equiv. to fur thief (cf. FURTIVE) + unculus dim. suffix extracted from derivs. of n stems; see HOMUNCULUS] * *… …   Universalium

  • furuncle — a boil, 1670s, from L. furunculus, a boil, lit. “little thief,” dim. of fur “thief.” Related: Furuncular; furunculous …   Etymology dictionary

  • furuncle — [ fjʊərʌŋk(ə)l] noun technical term for boil2. Derivatives furuncular adjective furunculous adjective Origin ME: from L. furunculus, lit. petty thief , also knob on a vine (regarded as stealing the sap), from fur thief …   English new terms dictionary

  • purulent — adj 1. suppurating, gathering, festering, mattering, maturating, coming or drawing to a head; discharging, excreting, draining, running. 2. ulcerous, ulcerative, ulcerated, festered, furuncu lar, furunculous, cankerous, cankered; gangrenous,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • ulcerous — adj cankerous, cankered, ulcerative, ulcerated, festering, festered, Both Pathol. furuncular, furunculous, suppurating, suppurative; gangrenous, gangrened, mortified, morbid, Pathol. necrotic, Pathol. necrosed, Pathol. sphacelated; diseased,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • furuncle — /ˈfjurʌŋkəl/ (say fyoohrungkuhl) noun a boil or inflammatory sore. {Latin fūrunculus a petty thief, a boil} –furuncular /fjuˈrʌŋkjələ/ (say fyooh rungkyuhluh), adjective –furunculous /fjuˈrʌŋkjələs/ (say fyooh rungkyuhluhs), adjective …  

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