furuncle

== English == === Etymology === Late Middle English, borrowed from Latin fūrunculus (“a petty thief, pilferer; a pointed burning sore, boil”), diminutive of fūr (“a thief”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfjʊə.ɹʌŋ.kəl/, /ˈfjʊə.ɹʌŋ.kl̩/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfjʊɹˌʌŋ.kəl/ === Noun === furuncle (plural furuncles) (pathology) A boil or infected, inflamed, pus-filled sore. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “furuncle”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “furuncle”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.