ge·ot·ri·cho·sis \jēˌä.trəˈkōsə̇s\noun (-es) Etymology: New Latin, from Geotrichum genus of fungi (from ge- + -trichum, from Greek trich-, thrix hair) + -osis — more at trichina : infection of the bronchi or lungs and sometimes the mouth and intestines by certain fungi (genus Geotrichum)