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Definition of "blastomycosis" []

  • A fungal infection caused by a blastomycete and characterized by multiple inflammatory lesions of the skin, mucous membranes, or internal organs. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "blastomycosis" in a sentence
  • ""Established roosts of starlings harbor diseases such as blastomycosis, beef measles, and histoplasmosis."
  • "One parasitic disease caused by a fungus is “blastomycosis”."
  • "Action sulphamethoxazole trimethoprim cure of American blastomycosis"