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hypha /hy·pha/ (hi´fah) pl. hy´phae   [L.]

1. one of the filaments composing the mycelium of a fungus.

2. branching filamentous outgrowths produced by some bacteria, sometimes forming a mycelium.hy´phal

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hy·pha (hf)

n. pl. hy·phae (-f)

A long, slender, usually branched filament of fungal mycelium.

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hypha

pl. hyphae [L.] one of the filaments composing the mycelium of a fungus.

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spiral hypha

hyphae which end in a coil; typical of Trichophyton spp.