furunculosisPronunciation: /fjʊˌrʌŋkjʊˈləʊsɪs/Definition of furunculosis noun [mass noun] 1 Medicine the simultaneous or repeated occurrence of boils on the skin. 2a bacterial disease of salmon and trout. Origin: late 19th century: from furuncle + -osisfurunculosis in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of furunculosis in the US English dictionary