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Definition of: carbuncle
(kär′bung·kəl) noun
1. Pathol. An inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue, resembling a boil but larger and more painful.
2. A red garnet cut without facets and concave below, to show the color.
3. Any deep red gem. [<AF <L carbunculus, dim. of carbo coal]
—car·bun·cu·lar (kär·bung′kyə·lar) adjective
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