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)

Sense 1

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

keratomycosis (fungal infection of the cornea)

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

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

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

 Context examples 

You are more likely to get a fungal infection if you have a weakened immune system or take antibiotics.

(Fungal Infections, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

The infection comes from a bacterial, viral, or fungal infection that spreads from another part of the body.

(Infectious Arthritis, NIH)

The clinical course is marked by recurrent bacterial and fungal infection without pus formation.

(Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency Type 1, NCI Thesaurus)

A systemic fungal infection caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis that is most often seen in immunocompromised patients.

(Paracoccidioidomycosis, NCI Thesaurus)

A common fungal infection of the stratum corneum of the skin, hair, or nails by a dermatophyte.

(Dermatophytosis, NCI Thesaurus)

A fungal infection caused by Coccidioides immitis.

(Coccidioidomycosis, NCI Thesaurus)

A fungal infection caused by inhalation of spores of Blastomyces dermatitidis.

(Blastomycosis, NCI Thesaurus)

Fungal infection of a fingernail or toenail.

(Onychomycosis, NCI Thesaurus)

The clinical differential diagnosis includes squamous cell carcinoma in situ and superficial fungal infection.

(Extramammary Paget Disease, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Th17 cells are known to protect against oral thrush, a fungal infection of the mouth, but they are also linked to inflammatory diseases such as psoriasis and colitis, suggesting that they play dual roles in health and disease.

(Researchers identify immune culprits linked to inflammation and bone loss in gum disease, National Institutes of Health)