definitions

blastomycete

[ blas-tuh-mahy-seet, -mahy-seet ]
/ ˌblæs təˈmaɪ sit, -maɪˈsit /

noun

any yeastlike fungus of the genus Blastomyces, all members of which are pathogenic to humans and other animals.

Nearby words

blastodisk, blastoff, blastogenesis, blastoma, blastomere, blastomycete, blastomycosis, blastopor, blastopore, blastosphere, blastospore

Origin of blastomycete

1895–1900; back formation from New Latin Blastomycetes, plural of Blastomyces genus name; see blasto-, -mycetes
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Science 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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