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cryptococcus
[ krip-tuh-kok-uhs ]
noun
- any yeastlike fungus of the genus Cryptococcus, including C. neoformans, the causative agent of cryptococcosis.
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- crypto·coccal adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cryptococcus1
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