Rhinosporidium seeberi


Rhi·no·spo·rid·i·um see·ber·i

(rī'nō-spō-rid'ē-ŭm sē-bē'rī), A funguslike organism, of worldwide distribution and uncertain taxonomic position, found in certain vascular raspberrylike nasal polyps (rhinosporidiosis). [rhino- + G. sporidion, dim. of sporos, seed]

Rhinosporidium seeberi

The causative agent of rhinosporidiosis. See also: Rhinosporidium