Relating to or caused by Cryptococcus; essentially a variant form of cryptococcal used in medical and scientific contexts.
From 'Cryptococcus' + '-ic' (suffix meaning 'pertaining to'). This is an alternative medical terminology to 'cryptococcal,' both emerged in late 19th/early 20th century mycology.
Medical writers sometimes prefer 'cryptococcic' over 'cryptococcal'—it's one of those funny quirks where English medical terminology offers multiple equally correct adjectives, kind of like how you can say 'scientific' or 'scientistic!'
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