Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
spo·rot·ri·chum Pronunciation:
sp&-'rä-tri-k&m Function:
noun 1 capitalized : a genus ofsaprophytic or parasitic imperfect fungi of the family Moniliaceae that formerly included the causative agent (
Sporothrix schenckii) of sporotrichosis
2 plural spo·rot·ri·cha /-k&/ : any fungus of the genus
Sporotrichum
