| cryptococcosis |
a systemic mycosis caused by a basidiomycetous yeast, Cryptococcus neoformans (teleomorph: Filobasidiella neoformans).
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| cryptorchidism |
A medical condition in which one or both testes have not descended properly.
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| cryptosporidiosis |
A disease caused by parasites spread through contaminated water. Found both in the developing and developed worlds, its symptoms include diarrhea, cramps, and fever, and dehydration can result. Water contamination by the parasite's spore (an
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| Cryptosporidium |
A protozoan parasite found in water contaminated by sewage or runoff containing animal waste. It infects the intestines of animals and humans, and causes diarrhea, nausea, and cramps. It is resistant to chlorine, but can be removed through filtration (to 1 micrometer) or destroyed by boiling.
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| cryptorchidism |
kript-OR-kid-izm A condition in which one or both testicles fail to move from the abdomen, where they develop before birth, into the scrotum. Cryptorchidism may increase the risk for development of testicular cancer. Also called undescended testicles.
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