neoformans

Translingual

Etymology

From neo- + fōrmāns (“shaping, forming”).

Adjective

neoformans

  1. (taxonomy) a specific epithet, e.g. of Cryptococcus neoformans, a yeast-like fungi which may cause cryptococcosis in humans.

Derived terms

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