cryptococcosis
cryptococcosis noun: 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.
Noun
cryptococcosis (countable and uncountable, plural cryptococcoses)
- 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
Forms of cryptococcosis
| plural | cryptococcoses |
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Origin of cryptococcosis
From cryptococcus + -osis.
Words formed from cryptococcosis
Questions about cryptococcosis
- What does cryptococcosis mean?
- Cryptococcosis means 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.
- What part of speech is cryptococcosis?
- Cryptococcosis is a noun.
- What is the plural of cryptococcosis?
- The plural of cryptococcosis is cryptococcoses.
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