Medical Dictionary

histoplasma

noun his·to·plas·ma \ˌhis-tə-ˈplaz-mə\

Medical Definition of HISTOPLASMA

1
capitalized :  a genus of imperfect fungi that includes one (H. capsulatum) causing histoplasmosis and another (H. farciminosum) causing epizootic lymphangitis
2
:  any fungus of the genus Histoplasma

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