sycosis

[ sahy-koh-sis ]

/ saɪˈkoʊ sɪs /

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noun Pathology.

an inflammatory disease of the hair follicles, characterized by a pustular eruption.

Nearby words

syconoid, sycophancy, sycophant, sycophantic, sycosiform, sycosis, sydenham's chorea, sydney, sydney silky, sydney, sir philip, sydneysider

Origin of sycosis

1570–80; < New Latin < Greek sȳ́kōsis, equivalent to sŷk(on) fig + -ōsis -osis

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British Dictionary definitions for sycosis

sycosis

/ (saɪˈkəʊsɪs) /

noun

chronic inflammation of the hair follicles, esp those of the beard, caused by a staphylococcal infection

Word Origin for sycosis

C16: via New Latin from Greek sukōsis, from sukon fig

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Medicine definitions for sycosis

sycosis

[ sī-kō′sĭs ]

n.

A chronic inflammation of the hair follicles, especially of the beard, characterized by the eruption of pimples and nodules.ficosis