BLASTOMYCOSIS

[blas.to.my.co.sis] n [NL, fr. Blastomyces, fungus genus, fr. blast- + Gk mykes fungus; akin to Gk myxa mucus--more at mucus] (ca. 1900): any of several fungal infections; esp: an infectious disease caused by a fungus (Blastomyces dermtitides) that affects esp. the lungs and skin