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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFurunkel
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fuˈʁʊŋkl̩
"Das schmerzhafte Furunkel musste behandelt werden."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An old medical or dialect term for a small, painful ulcer or boil, typically appearing singly on the skin.
"The rustic herbalist applied a warm poultice to soothe the painful ancome on his forearm."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'āna' meaning 'alone' or 'single' combined with 'cuman' or related regional noun elements denoting a swelling, or potentially from Latin 'tumor' via early medical glossaries. It entered obsolete medical and dialectal English texts to describe a small, solitary boil or ulcer.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ancome" is said worldwide
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furoncle
Transliteration: fy.ʁɔ̃kl
"Il a appliqué un remède sur son furoncle."
Furunkel
Transliteration: fuˈʁʊŋkl̩
"Das schmerzhafte Furunkel musste behandelt werden."
foruncolo
Transliteration: foˈruŋkolo
"Ha curato il piccolo foruncolo con una crema."
furúnculo
Transliteration: fuˈɾuŋkulo
"El médico le recetó una pomada para el furúnculo."
furúnculo
Transliteration: fuˈɾũkuɫu
"Ele tratou o furúnculo com compressas mornas."
फोड़ा
Transliteration: phoda
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसके हाथ पर एक दर्दनाक फोड़ा हो गया था।"
疖子
Transliteration: jiēzi
Script: 中文汉字
"他的胳膊上长了一个小疖子。"
종기
Transliteration: jong-gi
Script: 한국어 한글
"그의 팔에 작은 종기가 생겼습니다."
おでき
Transliteration: odeki
Script: 日本語
"彼の手には痛いおできました。"
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