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furry
Fürth
further
further education
furtherance
furthermore
furthest
furtive
furuncle
furunculosis
Fury
fury
furze
furze-pig
fusain
fuscous
fuse (1)
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furuncle
fu·run·cle [ fyr ùngk'l ] (plural fu·run·cles)


noun 
Definition:
 
skin inflammation: a boil on the skin ( technical )

[Late 17th century. < Latin furunculus "knob on a vine" < fur "thief" (because it "steals" the sap)]

fu·run·cu·lar [ fyə rúngkyələr ] adjective
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