go·ny·au·lax
| \ ˌgō-nē-ˈȯ-ˌlaks
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Medical Definition of gonyaulax
1
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: a large genus of phosphorescent marine dinoflagellates that when unusually abundant cause red tide
2
: any dinoflagellate of the genus Gonyaulax
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“Gonyaulax.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/gonyaulax. Accessed 18 Sep. 2021.
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