arthroconidium etymology

English word arthroconidium comes from English conidium, English arthro- ((biology) joint; articulation.)

Detailed word origin of arthroconidium

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
conidium English (eng) (mycology) A fungal spore produced asexually in a conidiophore.
arthro- English (eng) (biology) joint; articulation.
arthroconidium English (eng) (mycology) A kind of asexual fungal spore, typically produced by segmentation of pre-existing fungal hyphae.

Words with the same origin as arthroconidium

Descendants of arthro-
arthral arthrectomy arthrobranch arthrochondritis arthroderm arthroereisis arthrofibrosis arthrogram arthrokatadysis arthrology arthrolysis arthrometry arthropathia arthropathy arthrosclerosis arthroscopic arthroscopy arthrospore arthrostomy arthrosynovitis arthrotomy neuroarthropathy polyarthropathy spondyloarthropathy