carbuncular

• Adjetivo anticuado que describe algo perteneciente o semejante a un carbunclo (piedra preciosa o infección cutánea); en inglés moderno se usa raramente.

An archaic adjective describing something relating to or resembling a carbuncle (a type of gemstone or a skin infection); now rarely used in modern English.

1. Afflicted with or resembling a carbuncleC2formal

   Describing something that is affected by or looks like a carbuncle, which is a large, painful, pus-filled skin infection.

   Afectado por o semejante a un carbunco

   • The patient's skin was carbuncular and required immediate medical attention.
   • The old photograph showed a carbuncular growth on the man's neck.
   • The doctor diagnosed the carbuncular lesion as a severe infection.

   Sinónimosabscessed