SPOROTRICHOSIS

[spo.ro.tri.cho.sis] n [NL, fr. Sporotrich-, Sporothrix, genus name, fr. spor- + Gk trich-, thrix hair] (1908): infection with or disease caused by a fungus (Sporothrix schenckii) that is characterized by nodules and abscesses in the superficial lymph nodes, skin, and subcutaneous tissues and that is usu. transmitted by entry of the fungus through a skin abrasion or wound