cryptococcus
[ krip-tuh-kok-uhs ]
noun
any yeastlike fungus of the genus Cryptococcus, including C. neoformans, the causative agent of cryptococcosis.
Origin of cryptococcus
1Other words from cryptococcus
- cryp·to·coc·cal, adjective
Words Nearby cryptococcus
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