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histoplasmosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
histo-plas-mo-sis
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

histoplasmoses (plural)

Phrases

presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome

Frequently Paired Words

histoplasmin histoplasmotic

Synonyms

cave disease Darling's disease Ohio Valley disease

Questions

What does histoplasmosis mean?
A lung disease caused by a fungus, Histoplasma capsulatum, often asymptomatic otherwise with symptoms similar to those of flu.

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