fungal infection
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1. an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | zymosis, |
| definition | : | (medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus) (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | blastomycosis, |
| definition | : | any of several infections of the skin or mucous membrane caused by Blastomyces (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | ringworm, roundworm, tinea, |
| definition | : | infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | cryptococcosis, |
| definition | : | a fungal infection characterized by nodular lesions--first in the lungs and spreading to the nervous system (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | favus, |
| definition | : | a contagious fungal infection of the scalp; occurs mainly in Africa and the Middle East (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | keratomycosis, |
| definition | : | fungal infection of the cornea (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | phycomycosis, |
| definition | : | any fungal infection caused by fungi of the Phycomycetes group (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | sporotrichosis, |
| definition | : | a chronic fungal infection of the skin and lymph nodes (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | rhinosporidiosis, |
| definition | : | fungal infection of the nose; often acquired while swimming (noun.state) |
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