histoplasmoma

histoplasmoma

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his·to·plas·mo·ma -.plaz-'mō-mə n, pl -mas also -ma·ta -mət-ə a granulomatous swelling caused by a fungus of the genus Histoplasma (H. capsulatum)

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his·to·plas·mo·ma (his″to-plaz-moґmə) [Histoplasma + -oma] a rounded granuloma of the lung caused by infection with Histoplasma capsulatum, seen radiographically as a coin-shaped lesion.

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