cryp|to|coc|co|sis

cryp|to|coc|co|sis
cryp|to|coc|co|sis «KRIHP tuh KOK uh sihs», noun.
a highly fatal systemic infection, especially of the brain and its covering membranes, caused by a microscopic fungus.
[< New Latin Cryptococcus genus name of the fungus (< Greek kryptós hidden + kókkos grain) + English -osis]

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  • cryptococcosis — cryp·to·coc·co·sis …   English syllables

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  • y — ac·an·thol·y·sis; ac·e·tol·y·sis; acet·y·lase; acet·y·late; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; acet·y·le·na·tion; acet·y·lene; acet·y·le·nic; acet·y·le·nyl; acet·y·lide; acet·y·li·za·tion; acet·y·liz·er; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; achlam·y·date;… …   English syllables

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

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