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sporotrichosises

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spo⋅ro⋅tri⋅cho⋅sis

  [spawr-uh-tri-koh-sis, spohr-]
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–noun Pathology.
a widespread infectious disease marked by nodules or ulcers of the skin, chiefly affecting humans and domestic mammals and caused by the fungus Sporothrix schenckii.
Origin:
1905–10; < NL; see sporo-, trich-, -osis

Related forms:
spo⋅ro⋅tri⋅chot⋅ic  [spawr-uh-tri-kot-ik, spohr-] , adjective
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Main Entry: spo·ro·tri·cho·sis
Pronunciation: sp&-"rä-trik-'O-s&s; "spOr-&-trik-, "spor-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural spo·ro·tri·cho·ses /-"sEz/
: infection with or disease caused by a fungus of the genus Sporothrix (S. schenckiisyn. Sporotrichum schenckii) that is characterized by nodules and abscesses in the superficial lymph nodes, skin, and subcutaneous tissues, that occurs especially in humans and horses, and thatis usually transmitted by entry of the fungus through a skin abrasion or wound (as from the prick of a thorn)
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sporotrichosis spo·ro·tri·cho·sis (spôr'ō-trĭ-kō'sĭs)
n.
A chronic infectious disease of domestic mammals and humans characterized by nodules or ulcers in the lymph nodes and skin and caused by a saprophytic or parasitic fungus of the genusSporothrix, especially S. schenckii, commonly found in soil and wood.

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