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coc⋅ci

  [kok-sahy, -see]
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–noun
1. pl. of coccus.
2. coccidioidomycosis.
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coc⋅cus

  [kok-uhs]
–noun, plural -ci  [-sahy, -see] .
1. Bacteriology. a spherical bacterium.
2. Botany. one of the carpels of a schizocarp.
Origin:
1755–65; < NL < Gk kókkos grain, seed, berry

Related forms:
coccal, coc⋅cic  [kok-sik] , adjective
coccous, adjective

coc⋅cid⋅i⋅oi⋅do⋅my⋅co⋅sis

  [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, esp. in southwestern U. S. and Mexico.
Also called cocci, desert fever, San Joaquin Valley fever, valley fever.

Origin:
1935–40; < NL Coccidioid(es) name of the genus (see coccidium, -oid ) + -o- + mycosis
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coc·ci   (kŏk'sī, kŏk'ī)   
n.  Plural of coccus.
coc·cus   (kŏk'əs)   
n.   pl. coc·ci (kŏk'sī, kŏk'ī)

  1. A bacterium having a spherical or spheroidal shape.

  2. Botany A division containing a single seed that splits apart from a many-lobed fruit.


[New Latin, from Greek kokkos, grain, seed.]
coc'cal (kŏk'əl) adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cocci
plural of COCCUS

Main Entry: coc·cid·i·oi·do·my·co·sis
Pronunciation: -"oid-O-(")mI-'kO-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural coc·cid·i·oi·do·my·co·ses /-"sEz/
: a disease of humans and domestic animals caused by a fungus of thegenus Coccidioides (C. immitis) and marked especially by fever and localized pulmonary symptoms called also San Joaquin fever, San Joaquin valley fever, valley fever

Main Entry: coc·cus
Pronunciation: 'käk-&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural coc·ci /'käk-"(s)I also-(")(s)E/
1 : a spherical bacterium
2 : COCHINEAL
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Medical Dictionary

coccidioidomycosis coc·cid·i·oi·do·my·co·sis (kŏk-sĭd'ē-oi'dō-mī-kō'sĭs)
n.
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. Also called valley fever.

coccus coc·cus (kŏk'əs)
n. pl. coc·ci (kŏk'sī, kŏk'ī)
A bacterium of round, spheroidal, or ovoid form.

coc'coid' (kŏk'oid') or coc'cal (kŏk'əl) adj.

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Science Dictionary
coccus   (kŏk'əs)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural cocci (kŏk'sī, kŏk'ī)
Any of various bacteria having a round or ovoid form such as streptococcus or staphylococcus, usually grouped in chains.
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