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单词 sporotrichosis
释义

sporotrichosis

noun

spo·​ro·​tri·​cho·​sis spə-ˌrä-tri-ˈkȯ-səs How to pronounce sporotrichosis (audio)
ˌspȯr-ə-tri-
: infection with or disease caused by a fungus (Sporothrix schenckii) that is characterized by often ulcerating or suppurating nodules in the skin, subcutaneous tissues, and nearby lymph nodes and is usually transmitted by fungal entry through a skin abrasion or wound

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In Brazil and Argentina, sporotrichosis has been found in rats as well as cats. Maryn Mckenna, Scientific American, 19 May 2021

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Sporotrich-, Sporothrix, genus name, from spor- + Greek trich-, thrix hair

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

sporotrichosis

noun

spo·​ro·​tri·​cho·​sis spə-ˌrä-trik-ˈō-səs; ˌspōr-ə-trik-, ˌspȯr- How to pronounce sporotrichosis (audio)
plural sporotrichoses -ˌsēz How to pronounce sporotrichosis (audio)
: infection with or disease caused by a fungus of the genus Sporothrix (S. schenckii synonym Sporotrichum schenckii) that is characterized by often ulcerating or suppurating nodules in the skin, subcutaneous tissues, and nearby lymph nodes, that occurs especially in humans and horses, and that is usually transmitted by entry of the fungus through a skin abrasion or wound
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