Definition of furunculosis
furunculoses
play \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)
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furunculoses
\-ˌsēz\play1: 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)
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