Definition of Microsporum

1. Noun. A genus of fungus of the family Moniliaceae; causes ringworm.

Exact synonyms: Genus Microsporum
Generic synonyms: Fungus Genus
Group relationships: Family Moniliaceae, Moniliaceae

Medical Definition of Microsporum

1. A genus of small spored ectothrix ringworm fungi (dermatophytes) of the Fungi Imperfecti, order Moniliales, family Moniliaceae, which cause various diseases of the skin and hair. As the perfect (sexual) stages are identified, they are classified in the genus Nannizzia. Synonym: microsporon. Origin: Gr. Sporos = seed This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Microsporum

microspores
microsporic
microsporida
microsporidia
microsporidian
microsporidian keratoconjunctivitis
microsporidians
microsporidiasis
microsporidiosis
microsporocyte
microsporocytes
microsporophyll
microsporophylls
microsporous
microspot
microspots
microstamped
microstamping
microstate
microstates
microstethophone
microstethoscope
microsthene
microsthenes
microsthenic
microstimulation
microstimulations
microstock

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