mycetoma

American  

[mahy-si-toh-muh] / ˌmaɪ sɪˈtoʊ mə /

noun

Pathology.

plural

mycetomas, mycetomata

1. a chronic tumorous infection caused by any of various soil-dwelling fungi, usually affecting the foot.

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mycetoma British  

/ ˌmaɪsɪˈtəʊmə /

noun

1. a chronic fungal infection, esp of the foot, characterized by swelling, usually resulting from a wound

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Other Word Forms

• mycetomatous adjective

Etymology

Origin of mycetoma

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

Example Sentences

Last May, the World Health Organization added mycetoma to their list of tropical diseases that require attention.

From Nature • Jan. 31, 2017

Although mycetoma afflicts impoverished people in at least 23 countries, vanishingly little is known about the malady and there’s no reliable cure.

From Nature • Jan. 31, 2017

He had planned to talk with scientists from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about monitoring mycetoma, and to find collaborators from universities in the United States, India and Nigeria.

From Nature • Jan. 31, 2017

The lesions in the bones resulting from actinomycosis and from mycetoma, have been described with these diseases.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis