blastomycosis

noun

blas·to·my·co·sis | \ ˌbla-stə-ˌmī-ˈkō-səs

Definition of blastomycosis

: any of several fungal infections especially : an infectious disease caused by a yeast fungus (Blastomyces dermititidis) that affects especially the lungs and skin

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It’s known to cause infection—called blastomycosis—in humans and animals. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Man gets gruesome fungal lesion after snipping pimple with dirty wood tools," 6 Dec. 2017 Most notable, over the past year or so, the family told her, three dogs at the development, including one belonging to the boy’s grandparents, had been infected with blastomycosis. — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, "If the Boy Had Pneumonia, Why Did He Have Odd Sores on His Body?," 10 Oct. 2017

History and Etymology for blastomycosis

New Latin Blastomyces, singular of Blastomycetes, former taxon comprising yeasts (from blasto- blasto- + -mycetes, borrowed from Greek mýkētes, plural of mýkēs "mushroom, fungus") + -osis — more at myc-

Note: The disease-causing agent of blastomycosis is given the specific name Blastomyces dermatitidis by T. Caspar Gilchrist and William Royal Stokes in "A case of pseudo-lupus vulgaris caused by a blastomyces," Journal of Experimental Medicine, vol. 3 (1898), p. 76.

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blastomycosis

noun

blas·to·my·co·sis | \ -ˌmī-ˈkō-səs

plural blastomycoses\ -ˌsēz

Medical Definition of blastomycosis

: either of two infectious diseases caused by yeastlike fungi — see blastomyces, north american blastomycosis, south american blastomycosis

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