furuncle

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furuncle

/ˈfjʊə.ɹʌŋ.kəl/ UK
/ˈfjʊə.ɹʌŋ.kl̩/ UK
/ˈfjʊɹˌʌŋ.kəl/ US

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Late Middle English, borrowed from Latin fūrunculus (“a petty thief, pilferer; a pointed burning sore, boil”), diminutive of fūr (“a thief”).

noun furuncles

A boil or infected, inflamed, pus-filled sore.

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"furuncle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/furuncle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"furuncle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/furuncle.

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@misc{furuncle_2026,
  title = {furuncle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/furuncle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}