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cryptococcosis

Syllabification: (cryp·to·coc·co·sis)
Pronunciation: /ˌkriptəkäˈkōsəs/

Definition of cryptococcosis

noun

Medicine
  • infestation with a yeastlike fungus, resulting in tumors in the lungs and sometimes spreading to the brain.
    • The fungus is Cryptococcus neoformans, phylum Basidiomycota, class Basidiomycetes

Derivatives

cryptococcal

Pronunciation: /-ˈkäkəl/

adjective

Origin:

1930s: from modern Latin Cryptococcus (part of the binomial of the fungus) + -osis

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