[ sʌɪ'kəʊsɪs ]
■ noun Medicine inflammation of facial hair follicles, caused by bacterial infection.
Origin
C16 (orig. denoting a fig-shaped skin ulcer): mod. L., from Gk sukōsis , from sukon 'fig'.
[ sʌɪ'kəʊsɪs ]
■ noun Medicine inflammation of facial hair follicles, caused by bacterial infection.
Origin
C16 (orig. denoting a fig-shaped skin ulcer): mod. L., from Gk sukōsis , from sukon 'fig'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004