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rhinosporidiosis
(ri″no-spor-id″e-o´sis)
a chronic, localized granulomatous fungal infection of the mucocutaneous tissues, especially that of the nose, caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi, usually found in India and Sri Lanka but also seen in many temperate and tropical regions worldwide, characterized by the
development of polyps, tumors, papillomas, or wartlike lesions.

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