coccidioidomycosis

[kok-sid-ee-oi-doh-mahy-koh-sis]

noun Pathology.

a disease caused by inhaling spores of Coccidioides fungi, characterized by fever, respiratory infection, and reddish bumps on the skin, common in hot, semiarid regions, especially in southwestern U. S. and Mexico.

Origin of coccidioidomycosis

1935–40; < New Latin Coccidioid(es) name of the genus (see coccidium, -oid) + -o- + mycosis

Also called cocci, desert fever, San Joaquin Valley fever, valley fever.

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Examples from the Web for coccidioidomycosis

Contemporary Examples of coccidioidomycosis

The scientific term for the disease is coccidioidomycosis, most commonly known as valley fever.
A Fungal-Caused Illness Called Valley Fever Is Being Called a Silent Epidemic
CNBC
January 28, 2014

British Dictionary definitions for coccidioidomycosis

coccidioidomycosis

noun

a disease of the skin or viscera, esp the lungs, caused by infection with the fungus Coccidioides immitis

Word Origin for coccidioidomycosis

C20: from New Latin Coccidioides + -o- + mycosis

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coccidioidomycosis in Medicine

coccidioidomycosis

[kŏk-sĭd′ē-oi′dō-mī-kō′sĭs]

An infectious respiratory disease of humans and other animals caused by inhaling the fungus Coccidioides immitis; it is characterized by fever and various respiratory symptoms.valley fever