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sycosis

[sahy-koh-sis] / saɪˈkoʊ sɪs /
NOUN
barber's itch
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The next miasmatic generator is sycosis, or the disposition to warty excrescences; but this source of disease Hahnemann does not consider so prolific as syphilis, or his favourite psora.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)

The resulting parasitic inflammations are known as favus, sycosis, ringworm, thrush, etc.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

How would you exclude tinea sycosis in the diagnosis?

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman

Treatment, which is usually unsatisfactory, consists of stimulating applications—the same, in fact, as employed in sycosis, sulphur and ichthyol deserving special mention.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman

Tinea sycosis yields in most instances in the course of several weeks or a few months.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman




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