sporotrichosis

Meaning

Noun

A disease caused by infection with the fungus Sporothrix schenckii (species), sometimes acquired from roses.

Origin

From sporotrich- + -osis, from a former genus Sporotrichum whose species have since been reclassified into other genera, including Sporothrix and others.

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