chytridiosis

noun

chy·​trid·​i·​o·​sis

kə̇ˌtridēˈōsə̇s

variants or less commonly chytridiose

⸗ˈ⸗⸗ˌōs

plural chytridioses

⸗ˌ⸗⸗ˈōˌsēz

: a disease caused by a chytrid

Word History

Etymology

chytridiosis, Latinization of French chytridiose, from Chytridinées, vernacular form of New Latin Chytridina, order name (from Chytridium, genus name + -ina -ina entry 1) + French -ose -osis; chytridiose, borrowed from French

Note: French chytridiose appears to have been introduced by the mycologist Adolphe Prunet (1858-1933) in "Sur une Chytridinée parasite de la Vigne," Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des Sciences, tome 119 (juillet-décembre 1894), p. 574.

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Rhymes for chytridiosis

• amyloidosis
• anaplasmosis
• anastomosis
• aponeurosis
• apotheosis
• aspergillosis
• blastomycosis
• coccidiosis
• cryptococcosis
• cysticercosis
• endocytosis
• exocytosis