Main Entry:

blas·to·my·co·sis

Pronunciation:

\ˌblas-tə-ˌmī-ˈkō-səs\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

New Latin, from Blastomyces, fungus genus, from blast- + Greek mykēs fungus; akin to Greek myxa mucus — more at mucus

Date:

circa 1900

: any of several fungal infections ; especially : an infectious disease caused by a yeast fungus (Blastomyces dermititidis) that affects especially the lungs and skin