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coccidioidomycosis
[ kok-sid-ee-oi-doh-mahy-koh-sis ]
/ kɒkˌsɪd iˌɔɪ doʊ maɪˈkoʊ sɪs /
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noun Pathology.
a fungal infection caused by inhaling Coccidioides spores, characterized by fever, respiratory illness, and reddish bumps on the skin, contracted especially in the southwestern United States and parts of Mexico, Central America, and South America: While not an uncommon ailment, most people who breathe in the spores do not develop an infection.
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Also called des·ert fe·ver [dez-ert fee-ver], /ˈdɛz ərt ˈfi vər/, cocci, San Joaquin Valley fever, valley fever.
Origin of coccidioidomycosis
Words nearby coccidioidomycosis
cocainize, -coccal, cocci, coccid, Coccidioides, coccidioidomycosis, coccidiosis, coccidium, cocciferous, coccobacillus, coccoid
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How to use coccidioidomycosis in a sentence
The scientific term for the disease is coccidioidomycosis, most commonly known as valley fever.
British Dictionary definitions for coccidioidomycosis
coccidioidomycosis
/ (kɒkˌsɪdɪˌɔɪdəʊmaɪˈkəʊsɪs) /
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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