Zymosis

[zai'mәusis]

Definition

(noun.) (medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus).

(noun.) a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol.

Checker: Steve--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A fermentation; hence, an analogous process by which an infectious disease is believed to be developed.

(n.) A zymotic disease.

Inputed by Bella