Medical Dictionary

Blastomyces

noun Blas·to·my·ces \ˌblas-tə-ˈmī-ˌsēz\

Medical Definition of BLASTOMYCES

:  a genus of yeastlike fungi that contains the causative agent (B. dermatitidis) of North American blastomycosis and that formerly included the causative agent (Paracoccidioides brasiliensis synonym B. brasiliensis) of South American blastomycosis

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