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Definition of: zymosis
(zī·mō'sis) noun
1. Any form of fermentation.
2. Med. a A fermentation giving rise to a morbid or diseased condition, as by the action of bacteria, b Any contagious or infectious disease produced by morbific fermentation; a zymotic disease. [<NL <Gk. zymōsis <zymoein leaven, ferment <zymē leaven]
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