blas|to|my|co|sis

blas|to|my|co|sis
blas|to|my|co|sis «BLAS toh my KOH sihs», noun.
a chronic disease of man or animals, especially poultry, caused by a yeastlike fungus, sometimes systemic, sometimes attacking the skin, the mouth, the lungs, or the liver, spleen, and kidneys.
[< blasto- + mycosis]

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