HEC'TIC
\hˈɛktɪk], \hˈɛktɪk], \h_ˈɛ_k_t_ɪ_k]\
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Pertaining to or affected with hec'tic fever; as a n., hec'tic fever. The manifestations of hec'tic fever are flushed face, bright eyes, rapid respiration and pulse, most frequently seen in tuberculosis and chronic suppurative conditions. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).