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pythiosis

pythiosis noun: infection by the mold Pythium insidiosum.

Noun

pythiosis (uncountable)

  1. Infection by the mold Pythium insidiosum.
    Synonyms:
    swamp cancer

Synonyms of pythiosis

Origin of pythiosis

Pythium + -osis

Questions about pythiosis

What does pythiosis mean?
Pythiosis means infection by the mold Pythium insidiosum.
What part of speech is pythiosis?
Pythiosis is a noun.

Words near pythiosis in the dictionary

  1. Pythiasts
  2. Pythic
  3. pythid
  4. pythids
  5. Pythion
  6. pythiosis
  7. Pythium
  8. pythocholic acid
  9. pythogenesis
  10. pythogenic
  11. python

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