Plural form of furuncle; multiple painful, pus-filled bumps on the skin caused by bacterial infections.
The plural of 'furuncle' formed by adding the standard English plural suffix '-s.' Furuncle comes from Latin 'furunculus.'
When multiple boils appear at once, doctors call it 'furuncles' or the condition 'furunculosis'—historically, this was a sign of serious illness, but antibiotics have made it much less dangerous.
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