chytridiomycosis
noun
chy·trid·i·o·my·co·sis kī-ˌtri-dē-ō-mī-ˈkō-səs 
kə-
: a disease of amphibians caused by a chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) that infects the superficial layers of the epidermis resulting in degradation of the skin, disruption of gas exchange with the environment, and eventual death due to cardiac arrest
Frogs and salamanders worldwide are dying in catastrophic numbers, very likely of a fungal disorder called chytridiomycosis, which clogs an amphibian's skin and deranges its blood chemistry.
Natalie Angier
Natalie Angier… the pathophysiology of chytridiomycosis appears to be disruption to the osmoregulatory functioning of the skin and consequent osmotic imbalance that leads to cardiac standstill. Jamie Voyles et al.
Jamie Voyles et al.
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Arizona's frogs and other amphibians are battling a fungal disease called chytridiomycosis, which was first seen in Africa and interferes with the ability of their skin to absorb moisture. Amanda Morris, azcentral, 30 Mar. 2020
Amanda Morris, azcentral, 30 Mar. 2020 Word History
Etymology
New Latin chytridiomyc- (in Chytridiomycota, phylum name or Chytridiomycetes, class name) + -osis; Chyrtridiomycota probably from Chytridiomycetes, class name proposed earlier (from Chytridium, genus name + -o- -o- + -mycetes, borrowed from Greek mýkētes, plural of mýkēs "mushroom, fungus") + -ota -ota — more at chytrid, myco-
First Known Use
1998, in the meaning defined above