botryomycosis

botryomycosis
botryomycotic /bo'tree oh muy kot"ik/, adj.
/bo'tree oh muy koh"sis/, n. Vet. Pathol.
a disease of horses and other domestic animals, often occurring after castration, usually caused by Staphylococcus aureus and characterized by the formation of granulomatous masses.
[ < Gk botryo- (comb. form of bótrys bunch of grapes) + MYCOSIS]

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