Definition of mycosis Mycosis

my•co•sis

We found 4 definitions of mycosis from 4 different sources.

What does mycosis mean?

Noun
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 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