furunculosis
noun
fu·run·cu·lo·sis fyu̇-ˌrəŋ-kyə-ˈlō-səs 
plural furunculoses fyu̇-ˌrəŋ-kyə-ˈlō-ˌsēz
1
: the condition of having or tending to develop multiple furuncles
2
: a highly infectious disease of various salmonoid fishes (such as trout) that is caused by a bacterium (Aeromonas salmonicida) and is especially virulent in dense fish populations (as in hatcheries)
Word History
Etymology
New Latin
First Known Use
1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
furunculosis
noun
fu·run·cu·lo·sis fyu̇-ˌrəŋ-kyə-ˈlō-səs
plural furunculoses -ˌsēz
1
: the condition of having or tending to develop multiple furuncles
2
: a highly infectious disease of various salmon and trout (genera Salmo and Oncorhynchus) and their relatives that is caused by a bacterium (Aeromonas salmonicida of the family Vibrionaceae)