Look up: carbuncle

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   carbuncle
   [n] - deep-red cabochon-cut garnet cut without facets 2. [n] - an infection larger than a boil and with several openings for discharge of pus
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   Carbuncle
   archaic or obsolete terms > Stones & Minerals: Probably garnet. A beautiful gem of a deep red color (with a mixture of scarlet) called by the Greeks anthrax; found in the east indies. when held up to the sun, it loses its deep tinge, and becomes of the color of burning coal. the name belongs for the most part to ruby sapphire, though it has been also given to red spinel and garnet.
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   carbuncle
   In gemology, a red precious stone, especially a garnet, cut with a smooth, rounded surface. ...
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   Carbuncle
   A large boil - Skin cancer or other tumour
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   carbuncle
   Skin lesion typically caused by Staphylococcus aureus, and resembling a boil with multiple heads.
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   carbuncle
   small coal, dark red precious stone...; 2.any of several red precious stones (as the ruby) Category: Chemistry
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   carbuncle
   See garnet.
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   Carbuncle
   Car'bun·cle noun [ Latin carbunculus a little coal, a bright kind of precious stone, a kind of tumor, dim. of carbo coal: confer French carboncle . See Carbon .] 1. (Min.) A beautiful gem of a deep red color (with a mixture of scarlet) called by the Greeks anthrax ; found in the East Indies. When held up to the sun, it loses its deep tinge, and becom ...
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   carbuncle
   A Staphylococcal skin infection which involves a hair follicle, often referred to as a boil or a furuncle. A group of boils is known as a carbuncle. ... Symptoms and findings include a tender pea-sized (or larger), red nodule, may ooze pus or weep. ... Treatment includes warm, wet compresses several times a day. Oral or topical antibiotics may be ind ...
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    carbuncle
    noun an infection larger than a boil and with several openings for discharge of pus
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    carbuncle
    noun deep-red cabochon garnet cut without facets
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    Carbuncle
    A `carbuncle` is an abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin. It is usually caused by bacterial infection. Most carbuncles are caused by the bacteria staphylococcus aureus. The infection is contagious and may spread to other areas of the body or other people. A carbuncle is made up of several skin boils. The infected mass is filled with fluid, pus, and dead tissue. Fluid may drain out of the carbu...
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    carbuncle
    (kahr´bәng-kәl) a necrotizing infection of skin and subcutaneous tissue composed of a cluster of boils, usually resulting from infection by Staphylococcus aureus; there are generally multiple drainage sinuses. Like boils, carbuncles are caused by pus-forming bacteria. The infecting organisms are often presen...
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    Carbuncle
    • (n.) A beautiful gem of a deep red color (with a mixture of scarlet) called by the Greeks anthrax; found in the East Indies. When held up to the sun, it loses its deep tinge, and becomes of the color of burning coal. The name belongs for the most part to ruby sapphire, though it has been also given to red spinel and garnet. • (n.) A ver...
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    carbuncle
    in medicine, a type of inflammatory staphylococcal infection of the skin. A carbuncle typically consists of two or more interconnected boils called ... [1 related articles]
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    carbuncle
    in mineralogy, a deep red, cabochon-cut almandine, which is an iron aluminum garnet. See almandine.[1 related articles]
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    carbuncle
    carbuncle 1. A multiple-headed boil. 2. A group of boils is known as a carbuncle. 3. A red gemstone, especially a garnet, which is smoothly rounded and polished. 4. Etymology: from Old French charbu(n)cle and Latin carbunculus, 'small coal'(carbon- 'coal').
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    carbuncle
    Deep-seated pyogenic infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, usually arising in several contiguous hair follicles, with formation of connecting sinuses. [L. carbunculus, dim. of carbo, a live coal, a carbuncle]
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    carbuncle
    
    1. deep-red cabochon-cut garnet cut without facets
    2. an infection larger than a boil and with several openings for discharge of pus
    
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    carbuncle
    carbuncle, acute inflammatory nodule of the skin caused by bacterial invasion into the hair follicles or sebaceous gland ducts. It is actually a boil, but one that has more than one focus of infection, i.e., involves several follicles or ducts. Carbuncles occur more often in men because of their mor...
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