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cryptococcoses

cryptococcoses is the plural of cryptococcosis.

Meaning of cryptococcosis

Noun

cryptococcosis (countable and uncountable, plural cryptococcoses)

  1. 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.2003, Peter G. Pappas, “Terbinafine”, in William E. Dismukes, Peter G. Pappas, Jack D. Sobel, editors, Clinical Mycology, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 108

Questions about cryptococcoses

What is cryptococcoses the plural of?
Cryptococcoses is the plural of cryptococcosis.

Words near cryptococcoses in the dictionary

  1. cryptococci
  2. cryptococcic
  3. cryptococcoma
  4. cryptococcomal
  5. cryptococcomas
  6. cryptococcoses
  7. cryptococcosis
  8. cryptococcus
  9. cryptocoin
  10. cryptocoins
  11. cryptocollectible

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