MYCETOMA


Meaning of MYCETOMA in English

— mycetomatous , adj.

/muy'si toh"meuh/ , n. , pl. mycetomas, mycetomata /-meuh teuh/ . Pathol.

a chronic tumorous infection caused by any of various soil-dwelling fungi, usually affecting the foot. Also called maduramycosis .

[ 1870-75; myket- (see MYCETISM) + -OMA ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .