mycosis (redirected from opportunistic mycosis)

my·co·sis  (m-kss)

n. pl. my·co·ses (-sz)

1. A fungal infection in or on a part of the body.

2. A disease caused by a fungus.

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mycosis [maɪˈkəʊsɪs]

n

(Medicine / Pathology) any infection or disease caused by fungus

mycotic  [maɪˈkɒtɪk] adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

mycosis - an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus fungal infection zymosis - (medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus) blastomycosis - any of several infections of the skin or mucous membrane caused by Blastomyces ringworm, roundworm, tinea - infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches coccidioidomycosis, coccidiomycosis, desert rheumatism, valley fever - an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules cryptococcosis - a fungal infection characterized by nodular lesions--first in the lungs and spreading to the nervous system candidiasis, monilia disease, moniliasis - an infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans) dermatomycosis, dermatophytosis - fungal infection of the skin (especially of moist parts covered by clothing) favus - a contagious fungal infection of the scalp; occurs mainly in Africa and the Middle East keratomycosis - fungal infection of the cornea phycomycosis - any fungal infection caused by fungi of the Phycomycetes group sporotrichosis - a chronic fungal infection of the skin and lymph nodes rhinosporidiosis - fungal infection of the nose; often acquired while swimming

Translations

mycosis

n (Med) → Mykose nt (spec), → Pilzkrankheit f

mycosis [maɪˈkəʊsɪs] n → micosi f