fungal infection

1. An infection caused by fungi, such as athlete's foot and chlamydia. (See under “Life Sciences.”)

Example Sentences

Then, singer Adele announced on stage in Las Vegas in 2023 that she had contracted a fungal infection as a result of perspiring.

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She had perotinitis, an inflammation of the lining of the abdomen, often caused by a bacterial or fungal infection.

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The world of the series is plenty bleak with the ever present threat of the fungal infection that turns human hosts into ravenous, zombie-like creatures.

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Those that are infected transform into zombie-like hosts that exist for the sole purpose of spreading the fungal infection to others.

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After consulting her dermatologist, Simpson-Einziger was diagnosed with a temporary fungal infection called Tinea versicolor, which can lighten or darken skin pigmentation as a result of humidity.

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