mycotic

[ mahy-kot-ik ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or caused by a fungus.

Other Words From

• postmy·cotic adjective
• premy·cotic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mycotic¹

myc- + -otic

Example Sentences

When Candida auris was first spreading, said Meghan Marie Lyman, a CDC medical epidemiologist for the mycotic diseases branch, the cases were linked to people who had traveled to the U.S. from other places.

From Washington Times

When Candida auris was first spreading, said Meghan Marie Lyman, a CDC medical epidemiologist for the mycotic diseases branch, the cases were linked to people who had traveled to the U.S. from other places.

From Seattle Times

Dr. Meghan Lyman, a medical officer in the mycotic diseases branch of the C.D.C., said that the agency did not have a good sense of how many deaths to attribute to the fungus.

From New York Times

“It’s far-fetched,” says Tom Chiller, chief of the Mycotic Diseases Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

From Scientific American

“We have got several drugs with new mechanisms of action and they look really good,” says Tom Chiller, who heads the mycotic diseases branch at the U.S.

From Science Magazine