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Where does “neurocryptococcosis” come from?

neurocryptococcosis (English) comes from English cryptococcosis, from English -osis, from New Latin -osis — dative masculine plural of -ōsus; dative feminine...

neurocryptococcosis (English): Cryptococcal infection in the brain

Definitions

  1. Cryptococcal infection in the brain

Ancestry of “neurocryptococcosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcryptococcosisA serious and potentially fatal fungal disease...
2English-osisfunctional disease or condition such as...
3New Latin-osisdative masculine plural of -ōsus; dative feminine...
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