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fu·run·cu·lo·sis | \ fyu̇-ˌrəŋ-kyə-ˈlō-səs 
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\ plural furunculoses\ fyu̇-ˌrəŋ-kyə-ˈlō-ˌsēz \
\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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furunculosis
nounfu·run·cu·lo·sis | \ fyu̇-ˌrəŋ-kyə-ˈlō-səs \
\ plural furunculoses\ -ˌsēz \
\Medical Definition of furunculosis
1 : 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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The first known use of furunculosis was in 1886
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