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noun
A disease caused by infection with the fungus Sporothrix schenckii, sometimes acquired from roses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
a chronic fungal infection of the skin and lymph nodes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: fungal infection, mycosis
History
From sporotrich- + -osis, from a former genus Sporotrichum whose species have since been reclassified into other genera, including Sporothrix and others.
Across languages
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