Chytridiosis

/ˌkaɪtrɪdiˈoʊsɪs/ noun

Definition

A disease caused by infection with chytrid fungi, particularly the devastating amphibian disease caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis.

Etymology

From 'chytridium' plus the '-osis' suffix meaning 'disease or condition of', following standard medical terminology.

Kelly Says

Chytridiosis is a disease so severe that it's been called the 'Black Death of amphibians'—it's driven some frog species to complete extinction in the wild within just a few decades.

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