Mycosis
/maɪˈkoʊsɪs/noun
A fungal infection or disease caused by fungi.
Did you know?Mycosis comes from Greek *mykēs* (“fungus, mushroom”), the same root behind the scientific language of fungi—because in ancient thought, mushrooms were the strange, sudden signs of hidden life rising from rot.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
mykēs
“fungus; mushroom”
Late Greek
Greek
mykōsis
“a fungal condition or growth”
Medieval Latin
Latin
mycosis
“fungal disease or fungal growth”
19th Century
English
mycosis
“a disease caused by fungi”
Modern English
English
mycosis
“fungal infection or disease”