Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
his·to·plas·ma Pronunciation:
"his-t&-'plaz-m& Function:
noun 1 capitalized : a genus of imperfectfungi that includes one (
H. capsulatum) causing histoplasmosis and another (
H. farciminosum) causing epizootic lymphangitis
2 : any fungus of the genus
Histoplasma
