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mu·cor·my·co·sis | \ ˌmyü-kər-mī-ˈkō-səs 
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\ plural mucormycoses\ -ˌsēz \
\Medical Definition of mucormycosis
: mycosis caused by fungi of the genus Mucor usually primarily involving the lungs and invading other tissues by means of metastatic lesions
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mucormycotic \ -ˈkät-ik \ adjective
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