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noun an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus
originEtymology tree Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek μῠ́κης (mŭ́kēs)der. English myc- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English mycosis From myc- + -osis.
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