Relating to, resembling, or affected by carbuncles; of the nature of a carbuncle.
Formed from 'carbuncle' + Latin suffix '-ar' (relating to), creating a medical/descriptive adjective in English.
Doctors use 'carbuncular' to distinguish from regular boils—it's clinical shorthand that tells other medical professionals immediately that they're dealing with a serious, multi-pocket infection.
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