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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

Browse dictionary entries near coccidioidomycosis

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  5. ‹ cocainizing
  6. ‹ cocainized
  7. ‹ cocainize
  8. ‹ cocainism
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  10. ‹ coca
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