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lobomycosis

lobomycosis noun: a blastomycosis of the skin caused by Lacazia loboi (formerly Loboa loboi).

Noun

lobomycosis (uncountable)

  1. A blastomycosis of the skin caused by Lacazia loboi (formerly Loboa loboi).
    Synonyms:
    Amazonian blastomycosis, blastomycoid granuloma, Jorge Lobo's disease, keloidal blastomycosis, lacaziosis, Lobo's disease, miraip, piraip

Synonyms of lobomycosis

  • Amazonian blastomycosis
  • blastomycoid granuloma
  • Jorge Lobo's disease
  • keloidal blastomycosis
  • lacaziosis
  • Lobo's disease
  • miraip
  • piraip

Origin of lobomycosis

From Lobo + mycosis, after its discoverer, Brazilian dermatologist Jorge Lobo.

Questions about lobomycosis

What does lobomycosis mean?
Lobomycosis means a blastomycosis of the skin caused by Lacazia loboi (formerly Loboa loboi).
What part of speech is lobomycosis?
Lobomycosis is a noun.

Words near lobomycosis in the dictionary

  1. Loboda
  2. lobola
  3. lobolas
  4. lobolo
  5. lobolos
  6. lobomycosis
  7. lobomycotic
  8. lobophorolide
  9. lobophylliid
  10. lobophylliids
  11. lobopod

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