furuncle

n. 疖 [医] 疖

发音

UK /ˈfjʊə.ɹʌŋ.kəl/
其它
UK /ˈfjʊə.ɹʌŋ.kl̩/
US /ˈfjʊɹˌʌŋ.kəl/

词形变化

furuncles 复数 furuncles

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A boil or infected, inflamed, pus-filled sore.

    医学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

boil

下位词 1

gumboil

词源

Late Middle English, borrowed from Latin fūrunculus (“a petty thief, pilferer; a pointed burning sore, boil”), diminutive of fūr (“a thief”).

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