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zy⋅mo⋅sis

  [zahy-moh-sis]
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–noun, plural -ses  [-seez] .
1. fermentation.
2. an infectious or contagious disease.
Origin:
1835–45; < NL zȳmōsis < Gk zȳ́mōsis, equiv. to zȳmō-, var. s. of zȳmoûn to leaven, ferment (deriv. of zȳ́mē leaven) + -sis -sis
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zy·mo·sis   (zī-mō'sĭs)   
n.   pl. zy·mo·ses (-sēz)

  1. Fermentation.

  2. Medicine

    1. The process of infection.

    2. An infectious disease, especially one caused by a fungus.


[Greek zūmōsis, from zūmoun, to leaven, from zūmē, leaven.]
zy·mot'ic (-mŏt'ĭk) adj., zy·mot'i·cal·ly adv.
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zymosis zy·mo·sis (zī-mō'sĭs)
n.

  1. Fermentation.

  2. The process of infection.

  3. An infectious disease, especially one caused by a fungus.

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