Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z mycoplasmal Of or pertaining to mycoplasma. mycoplasmalike Resembling or characteristic of mycoplasma. mycoplasmic Of or pertaining to mycoplasma. mycoplasmological Relating to mycoplasmology. mycoplasmologist One who studies mycoplasmology. mycoplasmology The scientific study of mycoplasma. mycoplasmosis infection by Mycoplasma bacteria mycoprotein A food product derived from fungus, the basis of Quorn. mycoredoxin An oxidoreductase that reduces arsenates to arsenite, typically as a defence mechanism against arsenic poisoning. mycoremediate To use fungi to degrade or sequester environmental contaminants. mycoremediation The use of fungi to degrade or sequester contaminants in the environment. mycoremediator Any fungus used for mycoremediation. mycoreovirus Any RNA virus of the genus Mycoreovirus mycorestoration The use of fungi to restore degraded environments. mycorrhiza A plant root formed in symbiosis with a fungus; the symbiosis between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant. mycorrhizal Of or pertaining to a mycorrhiza. mycorrhizally In a mycorrhizal manner mycorrhization The formation of mycorrhiza on the roots of a plant mycorrhized That has a mycorrhiza (symbiotic relationship with a fungus) mycorrhizic Of or pertaining to a mycorrhiza. mycorrhizosphere The region around a mycorrhizal fungus and its associated plant root in which nutrients released from the fungus increase the microbial population and its activities mycorrhizospheric Relating to or composed of mycorrhizospheres. mycosaccharide Any sugar present in fungi mycosamine The aminosugar 3-amino-3,6-dideoxy-D-mannose mycosanoate Any salt or ester of mycosanoic acid mycose trehalose mycoserologic Related to mycoserology mycoserology The study of fungi in the blood mycosic mycotic; relating to mycosis mycoside Any of a group of glycopeptidolipids that are major immunogens in the cell walls of many mycobacteria mycosin Synonym of trehalose. mycosis An infection caused by a fungus. mycosome A propagule in fungal plastids mycosphaerellaceous Belonging to or resembling the family Mycosphaerellaceae of sac fungi. mycosphere The part of the environment rich in fungi mycospheric Relating to, or originating in the mycosphere mycosporine Any of many complex amino acids, having a central cyclohexene ring, that protect organisms from ultraviolet light mycostatic Synonym of fungistatic. mycostatin Synonym of nystatin. mycosterol A kind of sterol found in fungi. mycosubtilin An antifungal lipopeptide produced by Bacillus subtilis mycosymbiont Any fungus that has a symbiotic relationship with a plant mycosynthesis The use of fungi for synthesis. mycotechnology biotechnology using fungi mycotecture experimental architectural structures grown out of mushrooms mycotextile A textile fashioned from threads of a fungus mycotherapy The use of fungi for therapy. mycothiazole A particular heterocyclic polyketide obtained from marine sponges mycothiol An unusual thiol compound found in the Actinobacteria, composed of a cysteine residue with an acetylated amino group linked to glucosamine, which is then linked to inositol. mycothrix The chain of micrococci formed by the division of the micrococci in multiplication. mycotic Of or relating to a fungus. mycotoxic Relating to mycotoxins. mycotoxicity The toxicity of a mycotoxin mycotoxicological Relating to mycotoxicology. mycotoxicologically In terms of mycotoxicology. mycotoxicologist One who studies mycotoxicology. mycotoxicology The study of mycotoxins mycotoxicosis Poisoning caused by exposure to mycotoxins. mycotoxigenic That produces mycotoxin mycotoxin Any substance, produced by a mold or fungus, that is injurious to vertebrates upon ingestion, inhalation or skin contact. mycotroph Any mycotrophic plant mycotrophic Describing any plant that obtains (all or some of) its nutrients through symbiosis with fungi mycotrophically In a mycotrophic manner. mycotrophy The attainment of nutrients through mycorrhizal networks. mycoviral Relating to mycoviruses. mycovirology The virology of mycoviruses mycovirus Any virus that infects fungi. mycoyltransferase Any mycobacterial glycosyltransferase Mycroft A surname. mycterid Any beetle in the family Mycteridae. mycterism A subtle or scornful jibe. mycterosaurine Any monitor lizard-like synapsid of the varanopid subfamily Mycterosaurinae myctophid Any of the small deep-sea fish of the large family Myctophidae, known for their conspicuous use of bioluminescence. myctophiform Belonging to the Myctophiformes order of ray-finned fishes. mydaid Any member of the Mydidae; a Mydas fly. mydaleine A ptomaine obtained from putrid flesh and herring brines. mydans A surname. mydatoxin A poisonous amido acid, C₆H₁₃NO₂, originally obtained from decaying horseflesh and similar in action to curare. mydaus The teledu. Myddleton A surname. myddosome A complex of signalling proteins that has a role in the immune response mydid Any fly in the family Mydidae. mydriasis The condition of having abnormally large and dilated pupils due to illness or narcotics, particularly stimulants such as methamphetamine, cocaine, etc. mydriatic Pertaining to or causing mydriasis (the dilation of the pupil of the eye). myectomy The removal or the thinning of muscle tissue Myeik A city in southern Myanmar, formerly known as Mergui myek To make. myelasthenia spinal exhaustion myelencephalon The portion of the brain composed of the medulla oblongata. myelencephalous cerebrospinal myelin A white, fatty material, composed of lipids and lipoproteins, that surrounds the axons of nerves. myelinate Related to, or made of myelin. myelinated Of nerves, having a coating of myelin. myelinating That promotes, or is involved in, myelination myelination The production of a coating of myelin around an axon myelinic Relating to myelin. myelinization myelination myelinize Synonym of myelinate. myelinized myelinated myelinoclasis Destruction of myelin. myelinoclastic Relating to myelinoclasis. myelinogenesis The process of forming myelin throughout the nervous system myelinogenetic Relating to myelinogenesis. myelinogenic Relating to myelinogenesis myelinolysis Destruction of the myelin sheath myelinolytic Relating to myelinolysis. myelinopathic Relating to myelinopathy. myelinopathy A form of polyneuropathy caused by a loss of myelin (or of the Schwann cells that make and contain it). myelinophage A necrotic macrophage responsible for myelinophagia. myelinophagia Destruction of myelin (as if eaten away). myelinotoxicity Quality of being myelinotoxic. myelinotrophic Relating to the nutrition of tissue regulated by myelin myelitic Relating to myelitis myelitis Inflammation of the spinal cord or of bone marrow. myelitogenic Tending to rouse, or to be roused by myelitis. Myell A surname. myeloablated From which the myelin has been removed myeloablation Severe myelosuppression myeloablative Of, pertaining to, or causing myeloablation myeloaccumulation Synonym of myeloproliferation. myeloarchitectonic Relating to myeloarchitectonics myeloarchitectonically In a myeloarchitectonic manner. myeloarchitectonics myeloarchitecture myeloarchitectural Relating to myeloarchitecture. myeloarchitecturally In myeloarchitectural terms. myeloarchitecture The arrangement of nerve fibers in an organism or organ. myeloattractant Attracted to bone marrow tissue myeloblast An immature cell of bone marrow that develops into a myelocyte. myeloblastic Of, pertaining to or containing myeloblasts. myeloblastoid Relating to, or characteristic of myeloblasts myeloblastosis The presence of an abnormally large number of myeloblasts in the body myelocele A severe form of spina bifida in which the neural tissue of the spinal cord is exposed. myelocoele The central canal of the spinal cord. myeloculture The in vitro culture of bone marrow myelocystomeningocele Synonym of meningomyelocele myelocyte A large cell, found in bone marrow, that becomes a granulocyte when mature. myelocytic Of or pertaining to myelocytes myelocytoarchitecture The cytoarchitecture of bone marrow myelocytoma A tumour, typically of fowl, composed of myelocytes myelocytomatosis A disease of chickens (and other fowl) characterized by tumours of the skull and other bones myelocytosis The presence of excess myelocytes in the blood or bone marrow myelocytotic Relating to myelocytosis myelodegeneration The degeneration of bone marrow myelodepletion depletion of bone marrow tissue myelodepletive Relating to, or causing myelodepletion myelodysplasia Any of various conditions characterized by the faulty or inadequate production of bone marrow or blood cells. myelodysplastic Of, pertaining to, or showing evidence of myelodysplasia myeloencephalitis inflammation of both the spinal cord and the brain myeloencephalopathy Any disease that affects the brain and the spinal cord myeloerythroid Relating to erythrocytes produced in bone marrow