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co·nid·i·um (kə-nidґe-əm) pl. conidґia [L., from Gr. konidion a particle of dust] An asexual fungal spore that is deciduous (shed at maturity) and formed by budding or splitting off from the summit of a conidiophore. Called also conidiospore and exospore. See also aleurioconidium and chlamydoconidium.
Bipolaris sp. conidia (black arrow) borne on geniculate conidiophores (red arrow).
Medical dictionary. 2011.