blastomycosis

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noun

A fungal infection caused by the organism Blastomyces dermatitidis, endemic to parts of North America, whose clinical symptoms resemble those of histoplasmosis

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Meanings

nounblastomycosis (countable and uncountable, plural blastomycoses)

plural blastomycoses

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA fungal infection caused by the organism Blastomyces dermatitidis, endemic to parts of North America, whose clinical symptoms resemble those of histoplasmosis

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
gilchrist's disease

Origin

From blasto- + mycosis.

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Translations

Finnish blastomykoosi
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Indonesian blastomikosis
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Italian blastomicosi
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Polish blastomykoza
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Turkish blastomikoz
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Cite this entry
APA

blastomycosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blastomycosis

MLA

“blastomycosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blastomycosis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blastomycosis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blastomycosis.

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