BLASTOMYCOSIS


Meaning of BLASTOMYCOSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌblas-tə-ˌmī-ˈkō-səs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Blastomyces, fungus genus, from blast- + Greek mykēs fungus; akin to Greek myxa mucus — more at mucus

Date: circa 1900

: any of several fungal infections ; especially : an infectious disease caused by a yeast fungus ( Blastomyces dermititidis ) that affects especially the lungs and skin

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