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Webster 1913 Edition
Zymosis
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Zy-mo′sis
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ζυμωτικόσ
fermentation, fr. ζύμη
ferment.] (Med.)
(a)
A fermentation; hence, an analogous process by which an infectious disease is believed to be developed.
(b)
A zymotic disease.
[R.]
The medical usage is now (2004) archaic. – PJC.
Definition 2024
zymosis
zymosis
English
Noun
zymosis (plural zymoses)
- A fermentation; hence, an analogous process by which an infectious disease is believed to be developed.
- A zymotic disease.