mycetomas

Noun

mycetoma (countable and uncountable, plural mycetomas or mycetomata)

1. Chronic subcutaneous inflammation caused by infection with certain bacteria or fungi.
   • black mycetoma
   1. (dated) Specifically, the Madura foot form of the eumycetoma form of the disease.
      • Madura foot, or mycetoma, is a chronic inflammatory disease of the foot terminating in extensive undermining of the tissues by sinuses and cavities. In certain districts blackish masses of fungoid capsules and filaments (chionyphe Carteri) are found in the discharges; and with these, or existing...1886, Sir Frederick Treves, editor, A Manual of Surgery. In Treatises by Various Authors. In Three Volumes (Manuals for Students of Medicine), volume I: General surgical affections. The...