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mucormycosis

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /mju.kəɹ.maɪˈkoʊ.səs/

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noun

Meaning 1

Any fungal infection caused by fungi in the order Mucorales.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: biology, medicine, mycology, natural-sciences, pathology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From mucor (“mouldy”) + mycosis (“fungal infection”). From translingual Mucorales, from Latin mucor (“mustiness”).

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: mukormykoosi — fungal infection
  • French: mucormycose — fungal infection
  • Hindi: कृष्णकवक (kŕṣṇakvak) — fungal infection
  • Polish: mukormikoza — fungal infection
  • Polish: mukormykoza — fungal infection
  • Sanskrit: कृष्णकवक (kṛṣṇakavaka) — fungal infection
  • Spanish: mucormicosis — fungal infection