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sycosis definition

sy·co·sis (sī kō′sis)

noun

a chronic disease of the hair follicles, esp. of the beard, caused by certain staphylococci and characterized by the formation of papules and pustules

Etymology: ModL < Gr sykōsis < sykon, fig + -ōsis, -osis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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