sporotrichum
noun
spo·rot·ri·chum
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Medical Definition of sporotrichum
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capitalized
: a genus of saprophytic or parasitic imperfect fungi of the family Moniliaceae that formerly included the causative agent (Sporothrix schenckii) of sporotrichosis
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plural sporotricha\ -kə \
: any fungus of the genus Sporotrichum
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: any fungus of the genus Sporotrichum