mycosis

M3Y4C3O1S1I1S1
US/maɪˈkoʊsɪs/

noun

An infection caused by a fungus.

Similar
fungal infection
OriginEnglish myc- ← Ancient Greek μῠ́κης (mŭ́kēs) →
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Meanings

nounmycosis (countable and uncountable, plural mycoses)

plural mycoses

  1. countableuncountablemedicineAn infection caused by a fungus.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan inflammatory condition caused by a fungus

Similar
fungal infection
Broader
zymosis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμῠ́κης (mŭ́kēs)
  2. Englishmyc-
  3. Englishmycosis

From myc- + -osis.

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Translations

Catalan micosi
  • micosian infection caused by a fungus
Czech mykóza
  • mykózaan infection caused by a fungus
Dutch schimmelinfectie
  • schimmelinfectiean infection caused by a fungus
French mycose
  • mycosean infection caused by a fungus
German Mykose, Pilzkrankheit
  • Mykosean infection caused by a fungus
  • Pilzkrankheitan infection caused by a fungus
Italian micosi
  • micosian infection caused by a fungus
Polish grzybica, mikoza
  • grzybicaan infection caused by a fungus
  • mikozaan infection caused by a fungus
Portuguese micose
  • micosean infection caused by a fungus
Romanian micoză
  • micozăan infection caused by a fungus
Russian мико́з
  • мико́з (mikóz)an infection caused by a fungus
Slovak mykóza
  • mykózaan infection caused by a fungus
Spanish micosis
  • micosisan infection caused by a fungus
Swedish svampinfektion
  • svampinfektionan infection caused by a fungus
Turkish mikoz
  • mikozan infection caused by a fungus

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with mycosis

diagnosistuberculosisosteoporosishypnosissclerosisapoptosisprognosisthrombosisstenosispsychosisosmosismitosisacidosissymbiosismeiosisneurosisphagocytosisendocytosisgnosisamyloidosismononucleosishemochromatosissilicosisexocytosis
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Cite this entry
APA

mycosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mycosis

MLA

“mycosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mycosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mycosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mycosis.

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