Geotrichosis


geotrichosis ge·ot·ri·cho·sis (jē-ŏt’rĭ-kō’sĭs, jē’ō-trĭ-)
n.
An infection of the lungs or of the mouth and intestines caused by the fungus Geotrichum candidum.

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