Definition of fungal infection Fungal infection
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What does fungal infection mean?
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| fungal infection - an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus | ||
| mycosis | ||
| 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 type genus of the Tineidae: clothes moths | ||
| 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 | ||
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