- hyphomycosis
- hy·pho·my·co·sis
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hyphomycosis
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hyphomycosis — A disease of horses and mules (rarely of humans) caused by the fungus Pythium insidiosum (Hyphomyces destruens), characterized by granulomatous and necrotic lesions that appear on the head and lower legs, ulcerate, and enlarge by subcutaneous… … Medical dictionary
hyphomycosis — ˌhīfōˌmīˈkōsə̇s noun Etymology: New Latin, from Hyphomycetes + osis 1. : infection with a hyphomycete 2. : bursati 1 … Useful english dictionary
hyphomycosis destruens equi — pythiosis … Medical dictionary
hyalohyphomycosis — A general term for infection in tissue caused by a fungus with hyaline (colorless) mycelium. If the mold can be identified, disease should be given a specific name, such as aspergillosis or fusariosis. [hyalo + G. hyphe, web, + mykes, fungus, +… … Medical dictionary
phaeohyphomycosis — A group of superficial and deep infections caused by fungi that form pigmented hyphae and yeastlike cells in tissue, i.e., dematiaceous fungal infections other than chromoblastomycosis and mycetomas. In humans, cats, and horses, p. is caused by… … Medical dictionary
Pythium insidiosum — A species of fungi found in water or wet soil, and a cause of hyphomycosis or pythiosis. * * * a species that causes pythiosis in animals and occasionally infects humans … Medical dictionary
Cercospora — Cer·cos·po·ra (sər kosґpə rə) a genus of Fungi Imperfecti of the form class Hyphomycetes. C. aґpii is a species that causes celery blight and occasionally hyphomycosis … Medical dictionary
pythiosis — pyth·i·o·sis (pith″e oґsis) infection by Pythium insidiosum, primarily affecting horses and mules but also seen in dogs and cattle, in India, Indonesia, Europe, and the southern United States; characteristics include formation of… … Medical dictionary
