Carbuncle

имя существительное [медицина, геология] карбункул Синоним(ы): wart

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Carbuncle

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French charbucle, carbuncule, from Latin carbunculus small coal, carbuncle, diminutive of carbon-, carbo charcoal, ember 1. a. obsolete any of several red precious stones b. the garnet cut cabochon 2. a painful local purulent inflammation of the skin and deeper tissues with multiple openings for the discharge of pus and usually necrosis and sloughing of dead tissue • carbuncled adjectivecarbuncular adjective

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