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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.

Origin of mycetoma

1870–75; <Greek mykēt- (see mycetism) + -oma

OTHER WORDS FROM mycetoma

my·ce·to·ma·tous, adjective

Words 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.

    Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

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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