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tor⋅u⋅lo⋅sis

  [tawr-yuh-loh-sis, tawr-uh-, tor-]
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–noun Pathology.
cryptococcosis.
Origin:
< NL Torul(a) (see torula ) + -osis

cryp⋅to⋅coc⋅co⋅sis

  [krip-toh-ko-koh-sis]
–noun Pathology.
a disease caused by the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans, chiefly found in soil contaminated by pigeon droppings, and characterized by lesions, esp. of the nervous system and lungs.
Also called European blastomycosis, torulosis.

Origin:
1935–40; < NL; see cryptococcus, -osis
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Main Entry: cryp·to·coc·co·sis
Pronunciation: "krip-t&-(")kä-'kO-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural cryp·to·coc·co·ses /-(")sEz/
: an infectious disease that is caused by a fungus of the genus Cryptococcus (C. neoformans) and ischaracterized by the production of nodular lesions or abscesses in the lungs, subcutaneous tissues, joints, and especially the brain and meninges called also torulosis

Main Entry: tor·u·lo·sis
Pronunciation: "tor-y&-'lO-s&s, "tär-
Function: noun
: CRYPTOCOCCOSIS
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cryptococcosis cryp·to·coc·co·sis (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. Also called Busse-Buschke disease.

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