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-myces

noun combining form -my·ces\ˈmī-ˌsēz\

Medical Definition of -MYCES

:  fungus—used especially in taxonomic names of fungi and certain bacteria resembling fungi and in their corresponding vernacular names <Blastomyces> <streptomyces>

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