Medical Dictionary

sporothrix

noun spo·ro·thrix \-ˌthriks\

Medical Definition of SPOROTHRIX

1
capitalized :  a genus of imperfect fungi of the family Moniliaceae that includes the causative agent (S. schenckii) of sporotrichosis
2
:  any fungus of the genus Sporothrix

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