Associations to the word «Cryptococcosis»

Wiktionary

CRYPTOCOCCOSIS, noun. (disease) 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.

Dictionary definition

CRYPTOCOCCOSIS, noun. A fungal infection characterized by nodular lesions--first in the lungs and spreading to the nervous system.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne