FUNGAL INFECTION

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Meaning:

An inflammatory condition caused by a fungus

Synonyms:

fungal infection; mycosis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("fungal infection" is a kind of...):

zymosis ((medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fungal infection"):

blastomycosis (any of several infections of the skin or mucous membrane caused by Blastomyces)

ringworm; roundworm; tinea (infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches)

coccidioidomycosis; coccidiomycosis; desert rheumatism; valley fever (an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules)

cryptococcosis (a fungal infection characterized by nodular lesions--first in the lungs and spreading to the nervous system)

candidiasis; monilia disease; moniliasis (an infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans))

dermatomycosis; dermatophytosis (fungal infection of the skin (especially of moist parts covered by clothing))

favus (a contagious fungal infection of the scalp; occurs mainly in Africa and the Middle East)

keratomycosis (fungal infection of the cornea)

phycomycosis (any fungal infection caused by fungi of the Phycomycetes group)

sporotrichosis (a chronic fungal infection of the skin and lymph nodes)

rhinosporidiosis (fungal infection of the nose; often acquired while swimming)