Meanings
adjectivecryptococcal (not comparable)
- not comparablemedicineOf or pertaining to cryptococcus fungi or cryptococcosis.
People with AIDS tend to die after years of suffering, often screaming from the agony of cryptococcal meningitis or choking on thrush fungus.
2009 September 27, Donald G. Mcneil Jr., “If AIDS Went the Way of Smallpox”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
Portuguese criptococótico, criptococal
- criptococóticoof or pertaining to cryptococcus fungi or cryptococcosis
- criptococalof or pertaining to cryptococcus fungi or cryptococcosis
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APA
cryptococcal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptococcal
MLA
“cryptococcal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptococcal. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cryptococcal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptococcal.
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