Medical Definition of Hemispora

1. Generic name for certain species of Fungi Imperfecti in which chains of conidia develop from tubular structures that form as the result of a constriction at the end of each of a series of short hyphal branches; close septations divide the contents of the tube into relatively square, thick-walled, deeply staining segments that eventually separate and become rounded, thick-walled spores with rough surfaces. Hemispora organisms occur fairly frequently as contaminants in cultures for other fungi; they are usually regarded as nonpathogenic forms, but there are a few reported instances in which they were apparently the causal agents of disease. Origin: hemi-+ G. Sporos, seed (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hemispora

Hemerocallidaceae
Hemerocallis flava
Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus
Hemiascomycetes
Hemigalus
Hemigalus hardwickii
Hemigrammus
Heming
Hemingway
Hemingwayan
Hemingwayesque
Hemiprocnidae
Hemipteronatus
Hemipteronatus novacula
Hemiramphidae
Hemispora (current term)
Hemitripterus
Hemitripterus americanus
Hemminge
Hemofil
Hempelian
Henan
Henderson
Hendersonula toruloidea
Hendra
Hendrey
Hendrick
Hendricks
Hendrie

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