cryptococcosis

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cryptococcosis

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From cryptococcus + -osis.

noun cryptococcoses

  1. countable, uncountable A serious and potentially fatal fungal disease caused by members of the Cryptococcus neoformans species complex, believed to be acquired by inhalation of the infectious propagule from the environment. The potential for use of terbafine as a combination agent with another antifungal drug for the treatment of cryptococcosis and invasive mould disease is exciting.

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noun a serious disease caused the Cryptococcus neoformans fungus

Portuguêscriptococose
DeutschKryptokokkose

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@misc{cryptococcosis_2026,
  title = {cryptococcosis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cryptococcosis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}