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sycosis

sy·co·sis [ sī kṓssiss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
hair follicle infection: inflammation of hair follicles, especially of the beard, caused by bacterial infection and marked by pustules and encrustations

[Late 16th century. Via modern Latin< Greek sukōsis< sukon "fig"]
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