Disease or Syndrome
carbuncle Audio
car·bun·cle [ kahr-buhng-kuhl ]
Subclass of:
Furunculosis
Etymology:
Latin carbuncle, from carbo = a red hot coal + the diminutive suffix -culus; hence a small live coal.
Definitions related to carbuncle:
  • A pustular lesion of the skin emerging from group of infected hair follicles, characterized by a deep location and dissecting through tissue planes. A carbuncle is larger and deeper than a furuncle.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • An infection of cutaneous and subcutaneous tissue that consists of a cluster of boils. Commonly, the causative agent is STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS. Carbuncles produce fever, leukocytosis, extreme pain, and prostration.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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