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Paracoccidioides

noun Para·coc·cid·i·oi·des
\ˌpar-ə-(ˌ)käk-ˌsid-ē-ˈid-ˌēz\

Medical Definition of PARACOCCIDIOIDES

:  a genus of imperfect fungi that includes the causative agent (P. brasiliensis) of South American blastomycosis

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