CRYPTOCOCCOSIS


Meaning of CRYPTOCOCCOSIS in English

/krip'toh ko koh"sis/ , n. Pathol.

a disease caused by the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans, chiefly found in soil contaminated by pigeon droppings, and characterized by lesions, esp. of the nervous system and lungs. Also called European blastomycosis, torulosis .

[ 1935-40; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .