SPOROTRICHOSIS

noun Etymology: New Latin, from Sporotrich-, Sporothrix, genus name, from spor- + Greek trich-, thrix hair Date: 1908 infection with or disease caused by a fungus ( Sporothrix schenckii ) that is characterized by often ulcerating or suppurating nodules in the skin, subcutaneous tissues, and nearby lymph nodes and is usually transmitted by fungal entry through a skin abrasion or wound