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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L.

furunculus

a petty thief, a boil, dim. of

fur

thief: cf. F.

furoncle

(Med.)

A superficial, inflammatory tumor, suppurating with a central core; a boil.

Noun.

[L. furunculus, furia, furo.]

A small tumor or boil, with inflammation and pain, arising under the skin in the adipose membrane.

furuncle ‎(plural furuncles)

boil — see boil