Medical term:
hyalohyphomycosis
hyphomycosis
[hi″fo-mi-ko´sis]any infection caused by an imperfect fungus of the form-class Hyphomycetes; the group has been divided into hyalohyphomycosis and phaeohyphomycosis based on the color of the mycelium and wall of the fungus.
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hy·a·lo·hy·pho·my·co·sis
(hī'ă-lō-hī'fō-mī-kō'sis),A general term for infection in tissue caused by a fungus with hyaline (colorless) mycelium. If the mold can be identified, disease should be given a specific name, such as aspergillosis or fusariosis.
[hyalo- + G. hyphē, web, + mykēs, fungus, + -osis, condition]
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hy·a·lo·hy·pho·my·co·sis
(hī'ă-lō-hī'fō-mī-kō'sis)An infection caused by a fungus with hyaline (colorless) mycelia in tissue, usually with a decrease in body resistance due to surgery, indwelling catheters, steroid therapy, or immunosuppressive drugs or cytotoxins.
[hyalo- + G. hyphē, web, + mykēs, fungus, + -osis, condition]
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