SINCE 1828
botryomycosis
noun
bot·ry·o·my·co·sis
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plural botryomycoses\ -ˌsēz
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Medical Definition of botryomycosis
: a bacterial infection of domestic animals and humans marked by the formation of usually superficial vascular granulomatous masses, associated especially with wounds, and sometimes followed by metastatic visceral tumors
Other Words from botryomycosis
botryomycotic
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adjective
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adjective
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