blastomycete
[ blas-tuh-mahy-seet, -mahy-seet ]
/ ˌblæs təˈmaɪ sit, -maɪˈsit /
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noun
any yeastlike fungus of the genus Blastomyces, all members of which are pathogenic to humans and other animals.
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Words nearby blastomycete
blastodisk, blastoff, blastogenesis, blastoma, blastomere, blastomycete, blastomycosis, blastopor, blastopore, blastosphere, blastospore
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Scientific definitions for blastomycete
blastomycete
[ blăs′tə-mī′sēt ]
Any of various yeastlike deuteromycetes of the class Blastomycetes that are pathogenic in humans and animals.
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