Definition of furunculosis
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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The first known use of furunculosis was in 1886
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