cryptococcosis
Saykrip-toh-ko-KOH-sisUS/ˌkɹɪptoʊkɑˈkoʊsɪs/UK/ˌkɹɪptəʊkɒˈkəʊsɪs/
Pluralcryptococcoses
- 1A serious illness caused by breathing in a kind of fungus, often harming the lungs and brain.
Like getting sick from breathing in tiny bits of mold without ever seeing them.
The doctors treated her cryptococcosis with strong antifungal medicine.
Cryptococcosis can be very dangerous for people with a weak immune system.
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Origin
It comes from "cryptococcus" plus the ending "-osis."