granulosis

noun

gran·​u·​lo·​sis ˌgran-yə-ˈlō-səs 

plural granuloses ˌgran-yə-ˈlō-ˌsēz 

: any of several diseases of lepidopteran larvae marked by minute granular inclusions in infected cells and caused by viruses (genus Granulovirus of the family Baculoviridae)

Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for granulosis

• acanthosis
• acidosis
• alkalosis
• amaurosis
• ankylosis
• asbestosis
• brucellosis
• cyanosis
• dermatosis
• diagnosis
• ecchymosis
• exostosis