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Noun: carbuncle  kaa(r)búngkul
  1. Deep-red cabochon garnet cut without facets
     
  2. An infection larger than a boil and with several openings for discharge of pus

Derived forms: carbuncles

See also: carbuncular

Type of: garnet, staphylococcal infection

Encyclopedia: Carbuncle

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