Glossary of Terms

The following terms are found throughout this month's edition of COLUMNS - Mold. The definitions are from the 1995 edition of Mirriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary unless otherwise stated.

adduct: to draw (as a limb) toward or past the median axis of the body; also to bring together (similar parts) <~ fingers>

aerosol: a suspension of fine solid or liquid particles ; also a substance dispensed from a pressurized container, and the container itself

colony: a circumscribed mass of microorganisms usu. growing in or on a solid medium

conidia: generic term refering to a …