fungus
(fŭng′gŭs )

(fŭn′jī, fŭng′gī″)
pl. fungi [L. fungus, mushroom]
1. An organism belonging to the kingdom Fungi; a yeast, mold, or mushroom.
SEE: Fungi
2. A spongelike morbid growth on the body that resembles fungi.
SEE: actinomycosis
fungalfungous, (fung′găl)

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Venes, Donald, editor. "Fungus." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/764543/all/fungus.
Fungus. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/764543/all/fungus. Accessed February 17, 2025.
Fungus. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/764543/all/fungus
Fungus [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2025 February 17]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/764543/all/fungus.
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