Medical Definition of Microsporidia

1. Common name for members of the protozoan phylum Microspora. It includes some 80 genera parasitizing all classes of vertebrates and many invertebrates, especially the insects. Several genera, such as Encephalitozoon, Enterocytozoon, Nosema, Pleistophora, and Septata have been implicated in the infection of immunocompromised humans. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Microsporidia

microspike
microsplanchnic
microsplenia
microspora
microsporangia
microsporangium
microsporangium
Microsporasida
microspora infections
microspore
microspore
microsporea
microspores
microsporic
microsporida
microsporidia (current term)
microsporidian
microsporidian keratoconjunctivitis
microsporidiasis
microsporidiosis
microsporocyte
microsporocytes
microsporophyll
microsporophyll
microsporous
microsporum
Microsporum
Microsporum audouinii
Microsporum canis
Microsporum canis distortum

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