cryptococcosis
Pronunciation: /ˌkrɪptə(ʊ)kəˈkəʊsɪs/
Definition of cryptococcosis
noun
- infestation with a yeast-like fungus, resulting in tumours in the lungs and sometimes spreading to the brain. It occurs chiefly in the United States. Also called torulosis.
- The fungus is Cryptococcus neoformans, subdivision Deuteromycotina (or class Teliomycetes)
Origin:
1930s: from modern Latin Cryptococcus (part of the binomial of the fungus) + -osis