myc/o

• dermatomycosisdermato·myc·osis

  1. Rootderm/oskin
  2. +Rootmyc/ofungus
  3. +Suffix-osisabnormal condition

  a superficial fungal infection of the skin

• onychomycosisonycho·myc·osis

  1. Rootonych/onail
  2. +Rootmyc/ofungus
  3. +Suffix-osisabnormal condition

  a fungal infection of the nails, most often the toenails

• mycosismyc·osis

  1. Rootmyc/ofungus
  2. +Suffix-osisabnormal condition

  any infection or disease caused by a fungus · In the dictionary

• mycologymyco·logy

  1. Rootmyc/ofungus
  2. +Suffix-logystudy of

  the scientific study of fungi

• antimycoticanti·myco·tic

  1. Prefixanti-against, counteracting
  2. +Rootmyc/ofungus
  3. +Suffix-ticpertaining to

  acting against fungi; another word for antifungal

• my/omuscle
• myel/ospinal cord; bone marrow

Terms in our life science dictionary that list myc/o among their word parts.

• Mycelium
• Mycorrhiza

Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:

• 3.2 Word Components Related to the Integumentary System – Medical Terminology 2e
• Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean

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