maduromycosis Path.
(ˌmædʊrəʊmaɪˈkəʊsɪs)
[mod.L., f. Madura + -o + mycosis.]
A chronic destructive infection of the foot (rarely of other parts) that is accompanied by many discharging sinuses and is caused by various actinomycetes and fungi; also called Madura foot when appropriate.
| 1916 Chalmers & Archibald in Ann. Trop. Med. & Parasitol. X. 170 But confusion may arise between the terms ‘Mycetoma’ and ‘True Mycetoma’, and, therefore..we suggest the word ‘Maduromycosis’ instead of True Mycetoma. 1937 Nature 27 Feb. 377/2 Maduromycosis, a fungus disease affecting the legs of human beings. 1961 R. D. Baker Essent. Path. ix. 213 Maduromycosis or mycetoma is an infection of an extremity, usually the lower, as the result of a puncture wound. |