coccidioidomycosis

Meanings

nouncoccidioidomycosis (countable and uncountable, plural coccidioidomycoses)

countableuncountablemedicineAn infectious respiratory disease caused by inhalation of the fungus Coccidioides immitis.
Rather better reported are figures for coccidioidomycosis, which is more commonly known as valley fever.
2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 43
Synonyms: California fever, desert fever, desert rheumatism, California valley fever, San Joaquin Valley fever, valley fever

nounAn infectious respiratory disease caused by inhalation of the fungus Coccidioides immitis.

nounan infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules

Broader

fungal infectionmycosis

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Italian coccidioidomicosi

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