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Definition: Furunculosis |
FurunculosisNoun1. Acute skin disease characterized by the presence of many furuncles. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "furunculosis" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1900. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Health | An infection where furuncles are present over a period of weeks to months. Species of Staphylococcus are usually the causative agents. (references) |
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furunculosis | 33 |
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| Language | Translations for "furunculosis"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | furunkulose, furunculose. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | furunculose. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Finnish | furunkuloosi, lohikalojen paisetauti. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | furonculose (f), furonculose. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Furunkulose (Delhi boil, Delhi sore, oriental sore). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | δοθιήνωση. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | חטטת (acne), סמטת. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | foruncolosi. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | urunculosisfay furunculose. (various references) furunculosis. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-f-i-l-n-o-r-s-s-u-u-u" | |
-3 letters: funiculus, sulfurous, uncurious. | |
-4 letters: fluorins, luscious, scornful, sulfonic, sulfuric, usurious. | |
-5 letters: consuls, cousins, curious, florins, fluoric, fluorin, frisson, frolics, furious, fuscous, fusions, incross, insouls, ruinous, sinuous, sulfurs, uncoils, uncross, uncurls, unfurls, urinous. | |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000110 01110101 01110010 01110101 01101110 01100011 01110101 01101100 01101111 01110011 01101001 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)F u r u n c u l o s i s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0046 0075 0072 0075 006E 0063 0075 006C 006F 0073 0069 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)408784878069877881857585 |
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