criptococose

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek κρῠ́πτω (krŭ́ptō)
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *-ós
Proto-Indo-European *-ós
Proto-Hellenic *-ós
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Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ.
Ancient Greek -ός (-ós)
Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós)bor.
Portuguese cripto-
Portuguese cocose
Portuguese criptococose

    From cripto- + cocose.

    Pronunciation

    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌkɾip.to.koˈkɔ.zi/, /ˌkɾi.pi.to.koˈkɔ.zi/
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌkɾip.tɔ.kuˈkɔ.zɨ/

    • Hyphenation: crip‧to‧co‧co‧se

    Noun

    criptococose f (usually uncountable, plural criptococoses)

    1. (pathology) cryptococcosis (a serious disease caused by the Cryptococcus neoformans fungus)

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