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ureaplasma

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Main Entry: urea·plas·ma
Pronunciation: yu-'rE-&-"plaz-m&
Function: noun
1 capitalized : a genus of mycoplasmas of thefamily Mycoplasmataceae that are able to hydrolyze urea with the formation of ammonia and that include one (U. urealyticum) found in the human genitourinary tract, oropharynx, and anal canal
2 : a mycoplasma of the genus Ureaplasma
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Ureaplasma U·re·a·plas·ma (y&oobreve;-rē'ə-plāz'mə)
n.
A genus of nonmotile gram-negative bacteria that require urea and cholesterol for growth and are associated with nongonococcal urethritis and prostatitis in males and with genitourinary tract infections and reproductive failure in females. Also called T-mycoplasma.

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