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mycetoma
[ mahy-si-toh-muh ]
/ ˌmaɪ sɪˈtoʊ mə /
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noun, plural my·ce·to·mas, my·ce·to·ma·ta [mahy-si-toh-muh-tuh]. /ˌmaɪ sɪˈtoʊ mə tə/. Pathology.
a chronic tumorous infection caused by any of various soil-dwelling fungi, usually affecting the foot.
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Also called maduramycosis.
OTHER WORDS FROM mycetoma
my·ce·to·ma·tous, adjectiveWords nearby mycetoma
Mycerinus, -mycete, -mycetes, mycetism, myceto-, mycetoma, mycetophagous, mycetozoan, -mycin, myco-, mycobacteria
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How to use mycetoma in a sentence
The lesions in the bones resulting from actinomycosis and from mycetoma, have been described with these diseases.
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British Dictionary definitions for mycetoma
mycetoma
/ (ˌmaɪsɪˈtəʊmə) /
noun plural -mas or -mata (-mətə)
a chronic fungal infection, esp of the foot, characterized by swelling, usually resulting from a wound
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