furuncle

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
18
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈfjʊə.ɹʌŋ.kəl/
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/ˈfjʊə.ɹʌŋ.kəl/ · /ˈfjʊə.ɹʌŋ.kl̩/ · /ˈfjʊɹˌʌŋ.kəl/

Definition of furuncle

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

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

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Etymology

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

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