micose

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • mycose (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

Internationalism, from mico- +‎ -ose.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /miˈkɔ.zi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /miˈkɔ.ze/

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɔzi, (Portugal) -ɔzɨ
  • Hyphenation: mi‧co‧se

Noun

micose f (plural micoses)

  1. (pathology) mycosis
    • 2025 March 24, Luiza Caires, “Primeiro caso de fungo resistente que causa micose extensa foi identificado no Brasil [First case of resistent fungus that causes extense mycosis was identified in Brazil]”, in Jornal da USP [USP's Newspaper]‎[1], São Paulo: USP, →ISSN, retrieved 29 March 2025:
      Imagine contrair uma micose que, a princípio, se mostra de menor importância, mas se espalha por várias partes do corpo em lesões extensas, ardidas e inflamadas. E que após meses de tratamento com diferentes medicamentos, continua voltando.
      Imagine contracting a mycosis that, at first, seems of low importance, but spreads across the body with extense, burning, inflamed wounds. And after months of treatment with various drugs, it keeps coming back.

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