English Explanatory Dictionary

sporotrichosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A disease caused by infection with the fungus Sporothrix schenckii, sometimes acquired from roses.

Word forms

sporotrichosis sporotrichoses

Etymology

From sporotrich- + -osis, from a former genus Sporotrichum whose species have since been reclassified into other genera, including Sporothrix and others.

Related words

sporotrichoid sporotrichotic
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