ZYGOMYCOSIS
\zˌa͡ɪɡəmɪkˈə͡ʊsɪs], \zˌaɪɡəmɪkˈəʊsɪs], \z_ˌaɪ_ɡ_ə_m_ɪ_k_ˈəʊ_s_ɪ_s]\
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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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