coccidioidomycosis
coccidioidomycosis
Definition
☆ coc·cidi·oido·mycosis (käk sid′ē o̵i′dō mī kō′sis)
noun
an infectious disease of people and animals, caused by a fungus (Coccidioides immitis) and characterized by respiratory difficulties, fever, and, rarely, skin eruptions
Etymology: < ModL Coccidioides + mycosis
