muriform cells
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muriform — Multicellular with cross and longitudinal septa; denoting an aggregation of cells fitting together like stones in a stone wall. [L. murus, wall, + form] * * * mu·ri·form (muґrĭ form) [L. murus wall + form] wall like, used in mycology and… … Medical dictionary
body — 1. The head, neck, trunk, and extremities. The human b., consisting of head (caput), neck (collum), trunk (truncus), and limbs (membra). 2. The material part of a human, as distinguished from the … Medical dictionary
fungus — fungic /fun jik/, adj. funguslike, adj. /fung geuhs/, n., pl. fungi /fun juy, fung guy/, funguses, adj. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotic single celled or multinucleate organisms that live by decomposing and absorbing the organic… … Universalium
sclerotic bodies — a type of rounded cells surrounded by thick walls, characteristic of the dematiaceous fungi that cause chromoblastomycosis. Called also muriform or sclerotic cells … Medical dictionary
Dermatophilaceae — Der·ma·to·phi·la·ceae (dur″mə to fi laґse e) a family of bacteria of the suborder Micrococcineae, order Actinomycetales, consisting of gram positive aerobic microorganisms characterized by mycelial filaments or muriform thalli that… … Medical dictionary
