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Webster 1913 Edition


Zymosis


Zy-mo′sis

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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)

  1. A fermentation; hence, an analogous process by which an infectious disease is believed to be developed.
  2. A zymotic disease.