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furuncle

fu·runcle

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

noun

1.

a painful sore with a hard pus-filled core

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Origin

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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