cryptococcus

See also: Cryptococcus

English

Cryptococcus neoformans

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 κρῠπτός (krŭptós)der.

English crypto-

Pre-Greekder.?

Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos)bor.

Latin coccum

New Latin coccuslbor.

English coccus

English -coccus

English cryptococcus

From crypto- + -coccus.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkɹɪp.tə(ʊ)ˈkɒk.əs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkɹɪp.təˈkɑk.əs/
• Rhymes: -ɒkəs
• Hyphenation: cryp‧to‧coc‧cus

Noun

cryptococcus (plural cryptococci)

1. Any soil fungus of the genus Cryptococcus, some of which are pathogenic.

Derived terms

• cryptococcal
• cryptococcemia
• cryptococcosis

Translations

any soil fungus of the genus Cryptococcus, some of which are pathogenic

• Catalan: criptococ (ca) m
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• Italian: criptocòcco (it) m
• Spanish: criptococo m
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