The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
blastomycosis — [blas΄tōmī kō′sis, blas΄təmī kō′sis] n. [ BLASTO + MYCOSIS] any disease caused by a blastomycete … English World dictionary
Blastomycosis — Blasto redirects here. For the video game, see Blasto (video game). The term South American blastomycosis is sometimes used to describe infection with Paracoccidioides brasiliensis,[1] though the term Paracoccidioidomycosis is more frequently… … Wikipedia
blastomycosis — A chronic granulomatous and suppurative disease caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis; originates as a respiratory infection and disseminates, usually with pulmonary, osseous, and/or cutaneous involvement predominating. Formerly called North… … Medical dictionary
blastomycosis — blastomycotic /blas toh muy kot ik/, adj. /blas toh muy koh sis/, n. Pathol. any of several diseases caused by certain yeastlike fungi, esp. blastomycetes. [1895 1900; < NL; see BLASTO , MYCOSIS] * * * ▪ disease infection of the skin and… … Universalium
blastomycosis — n. any disease caused by parasitic fungi of the genus Blastomyces, which may affect the skin (forming wartlike ulcers and tumours on the face, neck, hands, arms, feet, and legs) or involve various internal tissues, such as the lungs, bones, liver … The new mediacal dictionary
blastomycosis — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Blastomyces, fungus genus, from blast + Greek mykēs fungus; akin to Greek myxa mucus more at mucus Date: circa 1900 any of several fungal infections; especially an infectious disease caused by a yeast fungus… … New Collegiate Dictionary
blastomycosis — (blas to mi ko sis) A systemic fungal infection caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis and marked by suppurating tumors in the skin or by lesions in the lungs … Dictionary of microbiology
blastomycosis — noun A fungal infection caused by the organism Blastomyces dermatitidis, endemic to parts of North America, whose clinical symptoms resemble those of histoplasmosis … Wiktionary
blastomycosis — n. infection of the skin or mucous membrane caused by a blastomycete (parasitic fungus) … English contemporary dictionary
blastomycosis — [ˌblastə(ʊ)mʌɪ kəʊsɪs] noun Medicine a disease of the skin or internal organs caused by infection with parasitic fungi. Origin from mod. L. genus name Blastomyces … English new terms dictionary
