Mycosis

//maɪˈkoʊsɪs// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An infection caused by a fungus. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
fungal infectionfungal infection

Etymology

From myc- + -osis.

Related phrases

mycosis fungoides

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