VERMINOUS CACHEXIA
\vˈɜːmɪnəs kaʃˈɛksi͡ə], \vˈɜːmɪnəs kaʃˈɛksiə], \v_ˈɜː_m_ɪ_n_ə_s k_a_ʃ_ˈɛ_k_s_iə]\
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The anemia, discoloration of the skin, etc., produced by intestinal worms. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).