Cryptococcosis Definition

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cryptococcoses
noun
A systemic, opportunistic infection caused by a yeastlike imperfect fungus (Cryptococcus neoformans, family Torulopsidaceae) and characterized by nodules in the lungs, skin, brain, etc.
Webster's New World

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Singular:
cryptococcosis
Plural:
cryptococcoses

Origin of Cryptococcosis

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