FURUNCULOSIS


Meaning of FURUNCULOSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ fyu̇-ˌrəŋ-kyə-ˈlō-səs ]

noun

( plural fu·run·cu·lo·ses -ˌsēz)

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)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.