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furuncle

[fyoor-uhng-kuhl] / ˈfjʊər ʌŋ kəl /




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The following days, the blood from the finger remained absolutely sterile: but that obtained from the center of the forming furuncle gave an abundant growth of the same small organism as before.

From The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) by Various

Blood from the inflamed base of the furuncle remained sterile.

From The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) by Various

Blood from the arm at a distance from the furuncle remained completely sterile.

From The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) by Various

The immediate result was a large furuncle under the arm and the affliction for which I was consulted.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Edward Pollock Anshutz

Second observation.—On the tenth of June a new furuncle made its appearance on the right thigh of the same person.

From The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) by Various


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