- botryomycoses
- n. type of disease found in horses
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
botryomycosis — [bä΄trē ō΄mī kō′sis] n. pl. botryomycoses [bä΄trē ō΄mī kō′sēz΄] [< Gr botrys (see BOTRYOIDAL) + MYCOSIS] a disease, usually of horses, caused by a bacterial infection (usually, Staphylococcus aureus) producing tumorous growths esp. after… … English World dictionary