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mycosis
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun mycosis has 1 sense
- mycosis(n = noun.state) fungal infection - an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus; Array is a kind of zymosis
has particulars: blastomycosis, ringworm, roundworm, tinea, coccidioidomycosis, coccidiomycosis, desert rheumatism, valley fever, cryptococcosis, candidiasis, monilia disease, moniliasis, dermatomycosis, dermatophytosis, favus, keratomycosis, phycomycosis, sporotrichosis, rhinosporidiosis
OXFORD DICTIONARY
mycosis, n. any disease caused by a fungus, e.g. ringworm.
Derivative
mycotic adj.
Etymology
Gk mukes mushroom + -OSIS
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