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Noun
/ˈkärˌbəNGkəl/,
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carbuncles, plural;
  1. A severe abscess or multiple boil in the skin, typically infected with staphylococcus bacteria

  2. A bright red gem, in particular a garnet cut en cabochon

  1. (carbuncle) deep-red cabochon garnet cut without facets
  2. (carbuncle) an infection larger than a boil and with several openings for discharge of pus
  3. A carbuncle is an abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin. It is usually caused by bacterial infection, most commonly Staphylococcus aureus. The infection is contagious and may spread to other areas of the body or other people.
  4. (Carbuncle (gemstone)) A carbuncle is an archaic name given to any red cabochon cut gemstone. The name applied particularly to red garnet. The word occurs in four places in most English translations of the Bible. ...
  5. (Carbuncle (mythology)) Jorge Luis Borges wrote and edited the Book of Imaginary Beings in 1957 as the original Spanish Manual de zoología fantástica, or Handbook of Fantastic Zoology, expanding it in 1967 and 1969 to the final El libro de los seres imaginarios. ...
  6. (The Carbuncle) The Carbuncle is a small island, with an area of 1.91 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the North Coast Group, lying in southern Bass Strait near Port Sorell in north-west Tasmania. It is part of the Narawntapu National Park.
  7. (CARBUNCLE) [Ex. 28: 17; 39: 10; Eze. 28: 13] - A beautiful gem of a deep red color. When held up to the sun, it loses its deep tinge and becomes exactly the color of a burning coal.
  8. (Carbuncle) (Exo 28:17; Exo 39:10; Eze 28:13). Heb. barkath ; LXX. smaragdos ; Vulgate, smaragdus ; Revised Version, marg., " emerald ." The Hebrew word is from a root meaning "to glitter," "lighten," "flash. ...
  9. (Carbuncle) A large, deep skin abscess formed by a group or cluster of boils.
  10. (Carbuncle) An automobile with a dent in it
  11. (Carbuncle) An older term for a red garnet that is cut en cabochon.
  12. (Carbuncle) As you can see the carbuncle definitions range from positive (a precious stone), through mythology and religion, to negative (skin disease). Quite metaphorical for life, really.
  13. (Carbuncle) Keeps son and family safe. Helps overcome grief. Conveys mental clarity. Dispels bad luck. Brings wealth. Encourages responsibility and good will. Opens and realigns the Chakras. Heals eye ailments. Benefits bone marrow.
  14. (Carbuncle) Latin for small glowing ember. A round inflammation of the skin and internal skin layers which will eventually get pushed out and is accompanied with pus. Caused by bacteria. Starts with a tight reddish skin over the eruption which gets thin and erupts with pus in several openings. ...
  15. (Carbuncle) The ancients supposed this stone to give out a native light without reflection, and they ranked it fifth in order after diamonds, emeralds, opals, and pearls. ...
  16. (Carbuncle) The egg tooth that oviparous species use to create an opening in the shell that they will push through to exit the egg.
  17. (Carbuncle) term used to describe a Cabochon Almandine garnet.
  18. (carbuncle) Bacterial infection, similar to a boil, that spreads into the subcutaneous tissues. cyst (sist) Liquid-filled sac or capsule.
  19. (carbuncle) noun - 1. a painful localized bacterial infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue that usually has several openings through which pus is discharged 2. a) a deep-red garnet, unfaceted and convex b) [obsolete] a red precious stone 3. ...
  20. clusters of boils on the skin.
  21. A skin abscess, a collection of pus that forms inside the body. Antibiotics are often not very helpful in treating abscesses. The main treatments include hot packs and draining ("lancing") the abscess, but only when it is soft and ready to drain. ...