Definition of Cryptococcosis

1. Noun. A fungal infection characterized by nodular lesions--first in the lungs and spreading to the nervous system.

Generic synonyms: Fungal Infection, Mycosis

Definition of Cryptococcosis

1. Noun. (medicine) 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. ¹

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Definition of Cryptococcosis

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Medical Definition of Cryptococcosis

1. An acute, subacute or chronic infection by the fungal organism, Cryptococcus neoformans. Infection generally causes a pulmonary infection but may also disseminate to the meninges. The pulmonary form is generally mild and transient (often unrecognised). With dissemination lesions may occur in the skeletal, cutaneus and visceral tissues. The most commonly recognised dissemination is to the central nervous system (meningitis). (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cryptococcosis

cryptoanalyst
cryptoanalysts
cryptobiont
cryptobiosis
cryptobiotic
cryptobranchiate
cryptochiral
cryptochirality
cryptochrome
cryptochromes
cryptococcal
cryptococcal meningitis
cryptococci
cryptococcoma
cryptococcoses
cryptococcosis (current term)
cryptococcus
cryptococcus neoformans
cryptocoryne
cryptocracies
cryptocracy
cryptocrystalline
cryptodepression
cryptodepressions
cryptodidymus
cryptoexotic
cryptoexotics
cryptofascism
cryptofascist
cryptofascistic

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