rhinosporidium

rhinosporidium
rhi·no·spo·rid·i·um .rī-nō-spə-'rid-ē-əm n
1) cap a genus of ascomycetous fungi that include the causative agent (R. seeberi) of rhinosporidiosis
2) pl -ia -ē-ə any fungus of the genus Rhinosporidium

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  • rhinosporidium — |rī(ˌ)nō+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from rhin + sporidium 1. capitalized : a genus of microparasites that are associated with some types of nasal polyps in man and in horses and that are sometimes regarded as chytrids related to the Olpidiaceae… …   Useful english dictionary

  • rhinosporidium — /ruy noh spaw rid ee euhm, spoh /, n., pl. rhinosporidia / ee euh/. Mycol. any fungus of the genus Rhinosporidium, members of which produce vascular polyps in the nasal passages. [1900 05; < NL; see RHINO , SPORE, IDIUM] * * * …   Universalium

  • Rhinosporidium seeberi — Taxobox color = khaki image caption = regnum = Protista phylum = Choanozoa classis = Mesomycetozoea ordo = Dermocystidium familia = genus = Rhinosporidium species = seeberi binomial = binomial authority = Rhinosporidium seeberi was first… …   Wikipedia

  • Rhinosporidium — Rhino|spori̱dium [zu ↑rhino..., ↑Spore u. ↑...id] s; s, (Arten:) ...i̱dien [...ien], latinisiert: ...i̱dia: Gattung von Sproßpilzen, Erreger der Rhinosporidiose …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • rhinosporidium — rhi·no·sporidium …   English syllables

  • Rhinosporidium seeberi — малоизученный паразитический грибок, вызывающий риноспоридиоз …   Большой медицинский словарь

  • Rhinosporidium seeberi — A funguslike organism, of worldwide distribution and uncertain taxonomic position, found in certain vascular raspberry like nasal polyps (rhinosporidiosis). [rhino + G. sporidion, dim. of sporos, seed] * * * Rhi·no·spo·rid·i·um see·beri… …   Medical dictionary

  • rhinosporidiosis — Invasion of the nasal cavity or, occasionally, the conjunctiva, or other superficial structures by Rhinosporidium seeberi, resulting in a chronic granulomatous disease producing polyps or other forms of hyperplasia on mucous membranes; it is fo …   Medical dictionary

  • Mesomycetozoea — Scientific classification Domain: Eukarya (unranked) Opisthokonta (unranked) Choanozoa or Holozoa Class …   Wikipedia

  • Mesomycetozoea —   Mesomycetozoea Clasificación científica Reino: Protista …   Wikipedia Español

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