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mycosis

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(mī kō′sis)

noun pl. mycoses

the growth of parasitic fungi in any part of the body
a disease caused by such fungi

Origin: ModL: see myco- & -osis

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mycotic adjective

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noun pl. my·co·ses (-sēz)

A fungal infection in or on a part of the body.
A disease caused by a fungus.

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