HISTOPLASMOSIS

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• (fungal lung disease): cave disease, Darling's disease, Ohio Valley disease

Source: Wiktionary



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BEAR

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