CRYPTOCOCCUS


Meaning of CRYPTOCOCCUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈkä-kəs ]

noun

( plural cryp·to·coc·ci -ˈkäk-ˌsī, -ˌsē, -ˈkä-ˌkī, -ˌkē)

Etymology: New Latin

Date: circa 1902

: any of a genus ( Cryptococcus ) of budding imperfect fungi that resemble yeasts and include a number of saprophytes and a few serious pathogens

• cryp·to·coc·cal -ˈkä-kəl adjective

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