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histoplasmosis definition

histo·plas·mo·sis (-plaz mō′sis)

noun

a condition ranging from a mild infection to a severe disease, caused by a fungus (Histoplasma capsulatum) which may be inhaled or ingested: infections may occur in the lungs, liver, spleen, central nervous system, etc.

Etymology: ModL < Histoplasma (capsulatum) < histo- + plasma + -osis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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