PHYCOMYCOSES
\fˌa͡ɪkə͡ʊmˈɪkə͡ʊsɪz], \fˌaɪkəʊmˈɪkəʊsɪz], \f_ˌaɪ_k_əʊ_m_ˈɪ_k_əʊ_s_ɪ_z]\
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Infection in humans and animals caused by fungi in the class Zygomycetes. It includes MUCORMYCOSIS and entomophthoramycosis. The latter is a tropical infection of subcutaneous tissue or paranasal sinuses caused by fungi in the order Entomophthorales. Phycomycosis, closely related to zygomycosis, describes infection with members of Phycomycetes, an obsolete classification.
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