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mycosis

/maɪˈkoʊsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
my-co-sis
IPA
/maɪˈkoʊsɪs/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An infection caused by a fungus.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek μῠ́κης (mŭ́kēs)der. English myc- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English mycosis From myc- + -osis.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /maɪˈkoʊsɪs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

mycoses (plural)

Derived Forms

aspergillomycosis blastomycosis bronchomycosis chromomycosis chytridiomycosis coccidioidomycosis dermatomycosis entomophthoramycosis keratomycosis lobomycosis maduromycosis mucormycosis

Phrases

mycosis fungoides

Synonyms

fungal infection

Rhymes With

diagnosis tuberculosis prognosis sclerosis hypnosis psychosis apoptosis osteoporosis thrombosis stenosis osmosis symbiosis

Questions

How do you pronounce mycosis?
The recorded pronunciation is /maɪˈkoʊsɪs/.
What does mycosis mean?
An infection caused by a fungus.
Where does mycosis come from?
Etymology tree Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek μῠ́κης (mŭ́kēs)der. English myc- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English mycosis From myc- + -osis.

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