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blastomycete

[ blas-tuh-mahy-seet, -mahy-seet ]

noun

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


blastomycete

/ blăs′tə-mīsēt /

  1. Any of various yeastlike deuteromycetes of the class Blastomycetes that are pathogenic in humans and animals.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of blastomycete1

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

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