rhinosporidium

rhinosporidium
\\|rī(ˌ)nō+\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from rhin- + sporidium
1. capitalized : a genus of microparasites that are associated with some types of nasal polyps in man and in horses and that are sometimes regarded as chytrids related to the Olpidiaceae but are now often held to be protozoans possibly related to the Sarcosporidia
2. plural rhinosporidia : a microparasite of the genus Rhinosporidium

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/ruy'noh spaw rid"ee euhm, -spoh-/, n., pl. rhinosporidia /-ee euh/. Mycol.
any fungus of the genus Rhinosporidium, members of which produce vascular polyps in the nasal passages.
[1900-05; NL; see RHINO-, SPORE, -IDIUM]

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  • rhinosporidium — rhi·no·sporidium …   English syllables

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