Etymology

sycosis

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Today it means: A pustular eruption that affects the scalp or the bearded part of the face. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σῦκον
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσῦκον“a fig”
  2. English todaysycosis

From Ancient Greek σῦκον (sûkon, “a fig”) + -osis.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekσῦκον all →

sycocerylsyconium

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