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coccidioides

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Main Entry: Coc·cid·i·oi·des
Pronunciation: -'oid-"Ez
Function: noun
: a genus of imperfect fungi having a septate mycelium andendospores and including one (C. immitis) causing coccidioidomycosis
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Coccidioides Coc·cid·i·oi·des (kŏk-sĭd'ē-oi'dēz)
n.
A genus of fungi, a single species of which, Coccidiodes immitis, causes coccidioidomycosis.

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