zymosis

zy·mo·sis

Z5039300 (zī-mō′sĭs)n. pl. zy·mo·ses (-sēz) Archaic 1. Fermentation.2. Medicine An infectious disease or disease process having similarities to fermentation.

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[Greek zūmōsis, from zūmoun, to leaven, from zūmē, leaven.]

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zy·mot′ic (-mŏt′ĭk) adj.zy·mot′i·cal·ly adv.

zymosis

(zaɪˈməʊsɪs) n, pl -ses (-siːz) 1. (Pathology) med a. any infectious diseaseb. the development process or spread of such a disease2. (Biochemistry) biochem another name for zymolysis

zy•mo•sis

(zaɪˈmoʊ sɪs)

n., pl. -ses (-sēz). an infectious or contagious disease. [1835–45; < New Latin zȳmōsis < Greek zymōsis=zȳmo(ûn) to leaven, ferment + -sis -sis] zy•mot′ic (-ˈmɒt ɪk) adj.

zymosis Rare.

1. a process, similar to fermentation, thought to be the cause of infectious disease.
2. a disease so caused. See also fermentation — zymotic, adj.See also: Disease and Illness

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fermentation. See also disease and illness. — zymotic adj.See also: Fermentation

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	zymosis - a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcoholfermenting, zymolysis, fermentation, fermentbottom fermentation - a slow kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature low enough that the yeast cells can sink to the bottom of the fermenting liquid; used in the production of lagerchemical action, chemical change, chemical process - (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involvedtop fermentation - a violent kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature high enough to carry the yeast cells to the top of the fermenting liquid; used in the production of ale; "top fermentation uses a yeast that ferments at higher temperatures than that used for bottom fermentation"vinification - the process whereby fermentation changes grape juice into wine
	2.	zymosis - (medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus)medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniquesinfection - (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and diseasefungal infection, mycosis - an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus