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Definition of Mucorales
1. Noun. An order of mostly saprophytic fungi.
Exact synonyms: Order Mucorales
Generic synonyms: Fungus Order
Group relationships: Class Zygomycetes, Zygomycetes
Member holonyms: Family Mucoraceae, Mucoraceae
Generic synonyms: Fungus Order
Group relationships: Class Zygomycetes, Zygomycetes
Member holonyms: Family Mucoraceae, Mucoraceae
Medical Definition of Mucorales
1. An order of zygomycetous fungi, usually saprophytic, causing damage to food in storage, but which may cause respiratory infection or mucormycosis in persons suffering from other debilitating diseases. (12 Dec 1998)