mu·cor
| \ ˈmyü-ˌkȯ(ə)r
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Medical Definition of mucor
1
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: a genus (the type of the family Mucoraceae) of molds that are distinguished from molds of the genus Rhizopus by having round usually cylindrical or pear-shaped sporangia not clustered and not limited in location to the points where rhizoids develop and that include several (as M. corymbifer) causing infections in humans and animals
2
: any mold of the genus Mucor
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“Mucor.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/mucor. Accessed 25 Jun. 2022.
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