English Explanatory Dictionary

mycosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An infection caused by a fungus.

Pronunciation

/maɪˈkoʊsɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mycosis.wav

Word forms

mycosis mycoses

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek μῠ́κης (mŭ́kēs)der. English myc- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English mycosis From myc- + -osis.

Derived words

aspergillomycosis blastomycosis bronchomycosis chromomycosis chytridiomycosis coccidioidomycosis dermatomycosis entomophthoramycosis keratomycosis lobomycosis maduromycosis mucormycosis mycosic mycosis fungoides myringomycosis oedemamycosis onychomycosis ophidiomycosis ophthalmomycosis otomycosis paracoccidioidomycosis pharyngomycosis pseudomycosis saccharomycosis trichomycosis
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