FUNGAL INFECTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fungal infection mean? 

• FUNGAL INFECTION (noun)
  The noun FUNGAL INFECTION has 1 sense:

1. an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus

  Familiarity information: FUNGAL INFECTION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FUNGAL INFECTION (noun)

Meaning:

An inflammatory condition caused by a fungus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

fungal infection; mycosis

Hypernyms ("fungal infection" is a kind of...):

zymosis ((medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fungal infection"):

blastomycosis (any of several infections of the skin or mucous membrane caused by Blastomyces)

sporotrichosis (a chronic fungal infection of the skin and lymph nodes)

phycomycosis (any fungal infection caused by fungi of the Phycomycetes group)

keratomycosis (fungal infection of the cornea)

favus (a contagious fungal infection of the scalp; occurs mainly in Africa and the Middle East)

dermatomycosis; dermatophytosis (fungal infection of the skin (especially of moist parts covered by clothing))

candidiasis; monilia disease; moniliasis (an infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans))

cryptococcosis (a fungal infection characterized by nodular lesions--first in the lungs and spreading to the nervous system)

coccidioidomycosis; coccidiomycosis; desert rheumatism; valley fever (an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules)

ringworm; roundworm; tinea (infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches)

rhinosporidiosis (fungal infection of the nose; often acquired while swimming)