CRYPTOCOCCOSIS


Meaning of CRYPTOCOCCOSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkrip-tə-(ˌ)kä-ˈkō-səs ]

noun

( plural cryp·to·coc·co·ses -(ˌ)sēz)

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1938

: an infectious disease that is caused by a fungus ( Cryptococcus neoformans ) and is characterized by the production of lesions in subcutaneous tissues, joints, and especially the lungs, brain, and meninges and often by pneumonia or meningitis

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