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furunculosis

[ fyoo-ruhng-kyuh-loh-sis ]

noun

Pathology.
  1. the condition characterized by the presence of boils.


furunculosis

/ ʊˌʌŋʊˈəʊɪ /

noun

  1. a skin condition characterized by the presence of multiple boils
  2. an infectious ulcerative disease of salmon and trout caused by the bacterium Aeromonas salmonicida
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of furunculosis1

1885–90; < Latin ūܲԳܱ ( us ) ( furuncle ) + -osis
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Farmed salmon have been vaccinated against furunculosis in Norway since the 1980s, where the use of antibiotics on fish farms is now minimal.

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Persistent furunculosis is not infrequent in diabetes mellitus.

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