furunculosis

noun

fu·​run·​cu·​lo·​sis fyu̇-ˌrəŋ-kyə-ˈlō-səs 

plural furunculoses fyu̇-ˌrəŋ-kyə-ˈlō-ˌsēz 

1

: the condition of having or tending to develop multiple furuncles

2

: a highly infectious disease of various salmonoid fishes (such as trout) that is caused by a bacterium (Aeromonas salmonicida) and is especially virulent in dense fish populations (as in hatcheries)

Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

furunculosis

noun

fu·​run·​cu·​lo·​sis fyu̇-ˌrəŋ-kyə-ˈlō-səs 

plural furunculoses -ˌsēz 

1

: the condition of having or tending to develop multiple furuncles

2

: a highly infectious disease of various salmon and trout (genera Salmo and Oncorhynchus) and their relatives that is caused by a bacterium (Aeromonas salmonicida of the family Vibrionaceae)