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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessicosis
Pronunciation / Transliteration: siˈko.sis
"El dermatólogo trató la sicosis con medicamentos antiinflamatorios."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A chronic inflammatory disease of the hair follicles, particularly affecting the bearded regions of the face.
"The dermatologist prescribed a specialized topical antibiotic to manage the patient's severe case of sycosis."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word 'sykōsis', meaning fig-like eruption, stemming from 'sykon' (fig), due to the rough, fig-like appearance of the inflamed skin lesions. It entered medical Latin and subsequently modern English during the early 19th century as a specialized dermatological term for chronic follicular inflammation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sycosis" is said worldwide
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sycose
Transliteration: si.koz
"Le médecin a diagnostiqué une sycose au niveau de la barbe."
Sycosis
Transliteration: zyˈkoːzɪs
"Sycosis ist eine Entzündung der Haarfollikel im Bartbereich."
sicosi
Transliteration: siˈko.zi
"La sicosi della barba richiede cure dermatologiche specifiche."
sicosis
Transliteration: siˈko.sis
"El dermatólogo trató la sicosis con medicamentos antiinflamatorios."
sicose
Transliteration: siˈko.zi
"A sicose afeta principalmente os folículos pilosos da barba."
सिकोसिस
Transliteration: sikosis
"सिकोसिस दाढ़ी के बालों के रोम की एक सूजन संबंधी स्थिति है।"
须疮
Transliteration: xū chuāng
"须疮是一种好发于面部毛囊的慢性炎症。"
수창
Transliteration: suchang
"의사는 면도 부위에 생긴 수창을 진단했다."
芦瘡
Transliteration: sokō
"毛包炎や尋常性芦瘡の治療には適切なスキンケアが必要です。"
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