Medical Dictionary

protothecosis

noun pro·to·the·co·sis \-thē-ˈkō-səs\
plural pro·to·the·co·ses \-ˌsēz\

Medical Definition of PROTOTHECOSIS

:  an infection produced by an alga of the genus Prototheca

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