furunclen.
/ˈfjʊərʌŋkl/, /ˈfjɔːrʌŋkl/, U.S. /ˈfjʊˌrəŋk(ə)l/ A boil or inflammatory tumour.
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1676 R. Wiseman Severall Chirurg. Treat. i. vii. 43 Sorely afflicted with a Furuncle within his Nostrils.
1743 tr. L. Heister Gen. Syst. Surg. I. i. 195 A Boil or Furuncle is a small resisting Tumor.
1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xx. 204 I had relieved her from much suffering by opening a furuncle.
1872 T. G. Thomas Pract. Treat. Dis. Women (ed. 3) 105 The peculiar blood state which results in the development of furuncles and carbuncles.
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