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cryptococcus
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cryp·to·coc·cus  (krpt-kks)
n.
Any of various yeastlike fungi of the genus Cryptococcus, commonly occurring in the soil and including certain pathogenic species, such as the causative agent of cryptococcosis.
crypto·coccal adj.
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