criptococco

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criptococco m sing (pl.: criptococchi)

  1. (biologia) (medicina) genere di lieviti d'incerta collocazione sistematica, altamente patogeni per l'uomo e gli animali
crip | to | còc | co

IPA: /kriptoˈkɔkko/

dal latino scientifico Cryptococcus, formato da crypto- cioè "cripto-" e -coccus cioè "-cocco

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