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PRONUNCIATION OF BLASTOMYCOSIS

blastomycosis  [ˌblæstəʊmaɪˈkəʊsɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLASTOMYCOSIS

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Blastomycosis is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BLASTOMYCOSIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

blastomycosis

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis is a fungal infection of humans and other animals, notably dogs and occasionally cats, caused by the organism Blastomyces dermatitidis. Endemic to portions of North America, blastomycosis causes clinical symptoms similar to histoplasmosis. The disease occurs in several endemic areas the most important of which is in eastern North America, particularly in the western and northern periphery of the Great Lakes Basin, extending eastward along the south shore of the St. Lawrence River Valley and southward in the territory spanned by the central Appalachian Mountains in the east, to the Mississippi River Valley in the west. Sporadic cases have been reported in continental Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian subcontinent.

Definition of blastomycosis in the English dictionary

The definition of blastomycosis in the dictionary is a fungal infection particularly affecting the lungs.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLASTOMYCOSIS


actinomycosis
ˌæktɪnəʊmaɪˈkəʊsɪs
anthracosis
ˌænθrəˈkəʊsɪs
coccidioidomycosis
kɒkˌsɪdɪˌɔɪdəʊmaɪˈkəʊsɪs
cryptococcosis
ˌkrɪptəʊkɒˈkəʊsɪs
cysticercosis
ˌsɪstɪsɜːˈkəʊsɪs
echinococcosis
ɪˌkaɪnəkəˈkəʊsɪs
leukosis
luːˈkəʊsɪs
metempsychosis
ˌmɛtəmsaɪˈkəʊsɪs
mycosis
maɪˈkəʊsɪs
mycotoxicosis
ˌmaɪkəʊˌtɒksɪˈkəʊsɪs
narcosis
nɑːˈkəʊsɪs
psittacosis
ˌsɪtəˈkəʊsɪs
psychosis
saɪˈkəʊsɪs
silicosis
ˌsɪlɪˈkəʊsɪs
sporotrichosis
ˌspɔːrəʊtrɪˈkəʊsɪs
sycosis
saɪˈkəʊsɪs
syssarcosis
ˌsɪsɑːˈkəʊsɪs
thyrotoxicosis
ˌθaɪrəʊˌtɒksɪˈkəʊsɪs
toxicosis
ˌtɒksɪˈkəʊsɪs
varicosis
ˌværɪˈkəʊsɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLASTOMYCOSIS

blastocoelic
blastocyst
blastoderm
blastodermic
blastodisc
blastoff
blastogenesis
blastogenetic
blastogenic
blastoid
blastoma
blastomata
blastomere
blastomeric
blastopor
blastoporal
blastopore
blastoporic
blastosphere
blastospore

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLASTOMYCOSIS

apoptosis
babesiosis
berylliosis
diagnosis
fibrosis
hypersarcosis
hypnosis
metamorphosis
multiple sclerosis
necrosis
osmosis
osteoporosis
pediculosis
prognosis
sarcoidosis
sclerosis
stenosis
thrombosis
tuberculosis
Tycosis

Synonyms and antonyms of blastomycosis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «blastomycosis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLASTOMYCOSIS

Find out the translation of blastomycosis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of blastomycosis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blastomycosis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

blastomicosis
570 millions of speakers

English

blastomycosis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

blastomycosis
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفطار البرعمي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бластомикоз
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

blastomicose
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

blastomycosis
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

blastomycosis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Blastomycosis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Blastomykose
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブラストミセス症
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

blastomycosis
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Blastomycosis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

blastomycosis
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிளாஸ்டோமைக்கோஸிஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्लास्टोमायकोसिस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

blastomycosis´i
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

blastomicosi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

blastomikoza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бластомикоз
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

blastomicoza
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

blastomycosis
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

blastomikose
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blastomykos
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blastomycosis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of blastomycosis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLASTOMYCOSIS»

The term «blastomycosis» is regularly used and occupies the 98.488 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLASTOMYCOSIS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «blastomycosis» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «blastomycosis» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about blastomycosis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLASTOMYCOSIS»

Discover the use of blastomycosis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to blastomycosis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Blastomycosis
This timely reference consolidates all accessible data and information on blastomycosis.
Yousef Al-Doory, Arthur F. DiSalvo, 1992
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Diseases of the Eye and Skin: A Color Atlas
Except for primary inoculation cutaneous blastomycosis, the infection begins in the lung. Metastatic spread leads to rapidly evolving multiple organ system involvement, chronic skin disease that waxes and wanes, or bone lesions that are ...
H. Bruce Ostler, 2004
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Minnesota Medicine
Recovery in blastomycosis appears to depend largely on the phagocytic and proliferative activity of the tissue cells." Antibodies are developed in the blood slowly and in relatively small amounts. Both experimental and clinical data suggest that ...
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Dail and Hammar's Pulmonary Pathology: Volume I: ...
CRC Crit Rev Microbiol 1982;9:139-163. 155. Kane J, Righter J, Krajden S, et al. Blastomycosis: a new endemic focus in Canada. Can Med Assoc J 1983;129: 728-731. 156. Schwarz J. Epidemiology and epidemics of blastomycosis.
Joseph F. Tomashefski, Carol Farver, Armando E. Fraire, 2009
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Koneman's Color Atlas and Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology
CLINICAL CORRELATION BOX 21-5 Blastomycosis The clinical presentations of blastomycosis have been categorized by Davies and Sarosi57 58 as follows: 1 . asymptomatic, currently discovered only in outbreak situations; 2. flulike illness ...
Elmer W. Koneman, 2006
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Infections in Neurosurgery
Blastomycosis is an infection caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis. This organism is endemic in the south and central United States as well as in parts of Africa.17, 21 Blastomyces dermatitidis is a dimorphic fungus found in soil and decaying ...
Walter A. Hall, 2000
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Infectious Disease Secrets
Do chest radiographs help in the diagnosis of pulmonary blastomycosis? Yes and no. The chest radiograph often shows abnormalities, but they are not sufficiently distinctive to be diagnostic of blastomycosis. Radiographic findings may ...
Robert H. Gates, 2003
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Manual of Clinical Problems in Pulmonary Medicine
Although most experts agree that the majority of cases of blastomycosis are probably selflimited, treatment is now recommended for all recognized cases of both acute and chronic pulmonary blastomycosis. In cases of mildto moderate ...
Timothy A. Morris, Andrew L. Ries, Richard A. Bordow, 2014
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The Immunological Reactions of Oidiomycosis (blastomycosis) ...
Christensen and Hektoen“ (I906) say: “The character of the lesions of blastomycosis, the accumulation of leukocytes, the formation of giant cells, and the phagocytosis of blastomycetes—indicates that this is an infection in which phagocytosis ...
Benjamin Franklin Davis, 1911
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Musculoskeletal Infections
Blastomycosis. Clin Infect Dis 14(suppl 1):82–90, 1992. 72. SW Chapman. Blastomyces dermatitides. In: GL Mandell, RG Douglas Jr, JE Bannett, eds. Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 4th ed.
Jason H. Calhoun, Jon Mader, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLASTOMYCOSIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term blastomycosis is used in the context of the following news items.
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SIMPONI® Receives European Commission Approval for Treatment …
... blastomycosis are endemic, the benefits and risks of SIMPONI treatment should be carefully considered before initiation of SIMPONI therapy. «PR Newswire, Jun 15»
2
Assisi Animal Health Explains How to Prevent Fungal Infections in …
Eyes: Lesions appear in the eyes of just less than half of canines that contract blastomycosis. A fast response can help prevent loss of vision. «SYS-CON Media, Jun 15»
3
New results from first real-world study show comparable …
... are scheduled to receive a vaccine or if they have lived in a region where histoplasmosis, blastomycosis or coccidioidomycosis are common. «PR Newswire, Jun 15»
4
Make sure you avoid these serious illnesses after enjoying summer …
In that time frame, Lyme disease and blastomycosis -- a fungal disease contracted from Canadian Shield soil -- each afflicted more Manitobans ... «The Carillon, Jun 15»
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The Doctor is in: Blastomycosis Affects You
This week, Dr. Jeff Lamont stopped by Sunrise 7 to talk about Blastomycosis. According to Marshfield Clinic's blog, it is a fungal infection. «WSAW, Jun 15»
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Data at EULAR 2015 Showcase Commitment of Janssen to …
... blastomycosis are endemic, the benefits and risks of SIMPONI treatment should be carefully considered before initiation of SIMPONI therapy. «Business Wire, Jun 15»
7
Pet care: Fungal infection common in water-loving dogs
... a water-associated fungal infection called blastomycosis, which thrives in rich, moist soils around ponds, along waterways and in swamps. «INFORUM, May 15»
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KENILWORTH, New Jersey, May 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
... resided in or traveled to regions where invasive fungal infections such as histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, or blastomycosis are endemic, ... «Virtual Press Office, May 15»
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Dealing with a not-so-rare canine fungal infection
... dog is a prime candidate for having a water-associated fungal infection called blastomycosis, which thrives in rich, moist soils around ponds, ... «Pocono Record, May 15»
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UCB Announces Crohn's Disease Data to be Presented at Digestive …
Invasive fungal infections, including histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, candidiasis, aspergillosis, blastomycosis, and pneumocystosis. «PR Newswire, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Blastomycosis [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/blastomycosis>. May 2024 ».
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