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histoplasmosis
his·to·plas·mo·sis [ hìstō plaz mṓssiss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
fungal lung disease: a severe disease of the lungs with symptoms resembling flu, caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum
[Early 20th century. < modern Latin Histoplasma, genus name]
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