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cryptococcosis

cryp·to·coc·co·sis [ krìptō ko kṓssiss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
infectious fungal disease: an infectious disease that affects parts of the body, especially the brain and central nervous system, with lesions or abscesses caused by the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans

[Mid-20th century. <cryptococcus]
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