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MYCETOMA
Definition of MYCETOMA
noun
Chronic subcutaneous inflammation caused by infection with certain bacteria or fungi.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From New Latin of the 19th century; by surface analysis, mycete + -oma; the fact that the word predates 20th century microbiology explains why the use of this name is not specific to mycotic disease: the disease was named for fungal and apparently fungal causes, and its full pathophysiology (and the current taxonomy of the various causative pathogens) was learned later.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,457)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MYCETOMA · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MYCETOMA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 140, 7 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MYCETOMA starts with M and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read ACEMMOTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. M appears more than once.
Words that start MYCETO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MYCETOMA?
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