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mycosis

American  
[mahy-koh-sis] / maɪˈkoʊ sɪs /

noun

Pathology.
  1. the presence of parasitic fungi in or on any part of the body.

  2. the condition caused by the presence of such fungi.


mycosis British  
/ maɪˈkəʊsɪs /

noun

  1. any infection or disease caused by fungus

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of mycosis

First recorded in 1875–80; myc- + -osis


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These fungi cause mycosis, or fungal infections, and some are more likely to infect those with weakened immune systems, causing anything ranging from allergies to blood infections.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2023

A mycosis is a fungal disease that results from infection and direct damage.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

By similar means, Dr. Eugene Van Scott of Temple University in Philadelphia has produced regressions during the past four years in half of 75 patients with mycosis fungoides, a cancer that starts on the skin.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thomson describes a case of mycosis fungoides in a young girl of the age of fourteen, whom he saw in Brussels toward the end of October, 1893.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle

Morris thought this case corresponded more to mycosis fungoides than any other malady.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle

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