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his·to·plas·mo·sis
\-ˌplazˈmōsə̇s\ noun
(plural histoplasmo·ses \-ōˌsēz\)
Etymology: New Latin, from Histoplasma (genus name of Histoplasma capsulatum) + -osis
: a disease that is endemic in the Mississippi and Ohio river valleys of the U.S., is caused by infection with a fungus (Histoplasma capsulatum), and is marked by benign involvement of lymph nodes of the trachea and bronchi usually without symptoms or by severe progressive generalized involvement of the lymph nodes and the reticuloendothelial system with fever, anemia, leukopenia and often with local lesions (as of the skin, mouth, or throat) |