histoplasmosis

Noun

Meaning

histoplasmosis (countable and uncountable, plural histoplasmoses)

(pathology) A lung disease caused by a fungus, Histoplasma capsulatum, often asymptomatic otherwise with symptoms similar to those of flu.

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Synonyms

hookworm coccidioidomycosis sleeping sickness chromoblastomycosis aspergillosis blastomycosis Ohio Valley disease cave disease Darling's disease

Related terms

histoplasmin histoplasmotic

Examples

Fungal infections such as coccidiomycosis, histoplasmosis, and tuberculosis. Source: Internet

Scattered erythematous papules and pustules in an HIV-infected individual with disseminated histoplasmosis. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

histoplanimetry histoplasmin histoplasmoma histoplasmotic histopoiesis histoprocessing