n.
Pronunciation: fyu ̇ - ˌ r ə ŋ -ky ə - ' l ō -s ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -lo · ses \ - ˌ s ē z \
Etymology: New Latin
Date: 1886
1 : the condition of having or tending to develop multiple furuncles
2 : a highly infectious disease of various salmonoid fishes (as trout) that is caused by a bacterium ( Aeromonas salmonicida ) and is especially virulent in dense fish populations (as in hatcheries)