Medical Dictionary

microsporum

noun mi·cros·po·rum \mī-ˈkräs-pə-rəm\

Medical Definition of MICROSPORUM

1
capitalized :  a genus of fungi of the family Moniliaceae producing both small, nearly oval single-celled spores and large spindle-shaped multicellular spores with a usually rough outer wall and including several that cause ringworm, tinea capitis, and tinea corporis
2
plural mi·cros·po·ra :  any fungus of the genus Microsporum

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