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cryptococcus

cryp·to·coc·cus [ krìptə kókəss ] (plural cryp·to·coc·ci [ krìptə kók s, krìptə kó k ])


noun 
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fungus resembling yeast: a fungus that resembles a yeast, some types of which cause illnesses such as cryptococcosis. Genus Cryptococcus.

[Early 20th century. < modern Latin, "hidden coccus"]
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