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From cryptococcus + -osis.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it 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. Full definition →
From cryptococcus + -osis.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.