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furuncle

[fyoor-uhng-kuhl] / ˈfyʊər ʌŋ kəl /




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In brief, it appears certain that every furuncle contains an aerobic microscopic parasite, to which is due the local inflammation and the pus formation that follows.

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 Anshutz, Edward Pollock

It generally includes also various sorts of d�bris—broken-down epithelium, blood-corpuscles, pus-corpuscles, and even, in rare cases, a core of sphacelated tissue like that of a furuncle.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

June 17, the examination of a fresh furuncle on the same individual gave the same result, the development of a pure culture of the same organism.

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

Third observation.—The fourteenth of June, a new furuncle appeared on the neck of the same person.

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




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