SPOROTRICHOSIS

sporotrichosis

(noun) a chronic fungal infection of the skin and lymph nodes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sporotrichosis (usually uncountable, plural sporotrichoses)

A disease caused by infection with the fungus Sporothrix schenckii, sometimes acquired from roses.

Anagrams

• trichosporosis

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Word of the Day

16 November 2024

LEAVE

(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”


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“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States

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