English > fungal infection: 1 sense > noun 1, state| Meaning | An inflammatory condition caused by a fungus. |
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| Synonym | mycosis |
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| Narrower | blastomycosis | Any of several infections of the skin or mucous membrane caused by Blastomyces |
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| candidiasis, moniliasis, monilia disease | An infection caused by fungi of the genus ... / genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans) |
| coccidioidomycosis, coccidiomycosis, valley fever, desert rheumatism | 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 |
| dermatomycosis, dermatophytosis | fungal infection of the skin (especially of moist parts covered by clothing) |
| favus | A contagious fungal infection of the scalp |
| keratomycosis | fungal infection of the cornea |
| phycomycosis | Any fungal infection caused by fungi of the Phycomycetes group |
| rhinosporidiosis | fungal infection of the nose |
| sporotrichosis | A chronic fungal infection of the skin and lymph nodes |
| tinea, ringworm, roundworm | infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches |
| Broader | zymosis | (medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus) |
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| Spanish | micosis |
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| Catalan | micosi, micosis |
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