Meanings
nounhistoplasmosis (countable and uncountable, plural histoplasmoses)
plural histoplasmoses
- countableuncountablemedicineA lung disease caused by a fungus, Histoplasma capsulatum, often asymptomatic otherwise with symptoms similar to those of flu.
Synonyms: cave disease, Darling's disease, Ohio Valley disease
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA lung disease caused by a fungus, Histoplasma capsulatum, often asymptomatic otherwise with symptoms similar to those of flu.
Translations
Czech histoplazmóza
- histoplazmózalung disease
Finnish histoplasmoosi
- histoplasmoosilung disease
Swedish histoplasmos
- histoplasmoslung disease
Turkish histoplazmozis, mağara hastaığı
- histoplazmozislung disease
- mağara hastaığılung disease
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APA
histoplasmosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/histoplasmosis
MLA
“histoplasmosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/histoplasmosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “histoplasmosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/histoplasmosis.
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