Meanings
nounmycobacteriosis (plural mycobacterioses)
plural mycobacterioses
- medicineinfection by a mycobacterium
Origin
- Ancient Greekμῠ́κης (mŭ́kēs)
- Englishmyco-
- Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
- Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
- New Latinbactērium
- Englishbacterium
- Englishmycobacterium
- Englishmycobacteriosis
From mycobacterium + -osis.
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APA
mycobacteriosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mycobacteriosis
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“mycobacteriosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mycobacteriosis. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mycobacteriosis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mycobacteriosis.
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