cryptococcosis

[ krip-toh-ko-koh-sis ]
/ ˌkrɪp toʊ kɒˈkoʊ sɪs /

noun Pathology.

a disease caused by the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans, chiefly found in soil contaminated by pigeon droppings, and characterized by lesions, especially of the nervous system and lungs.
Also called European blastomycosis, torulosis.

Origin of cryptococcosis

From New Latin, dating back to 1935–40; see origin at cryptococcus, -osis

Words nearby cryptococcosis

cryptobiosis, cryptoclastic, cryptoclimate, cryptoclimatology, cryptococcal meningitis, cryptococcosis, cryptococcus, cryptocrystalline, cryptocurrency, cryptogam, cryptogenic

Medical definitions for cryptococcosis

cryptococcosis
[ krĭp′tə-kŏ-kō′sĭs ]

n.

A systemic infection caused by Cryptococcus neoformans that can affect the lungs, skin, or other body organs but that occurs most often in the brain and meninges. Busse-Buschke disease