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–noun Pathology.
coccidioidomycosis.
Origin:
1935–40; so called because it is common in the San Joaquin Valley in California
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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·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.

[New Latin Coccidioīdēs, genus name (from Coccidium, former genus name; see coccidium + -oīdēs from Greek -oeidēs, -oid) + mycosis.]
valley fever  
n.  See coccidioidomycosis.
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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: val·ley fever
Pronunciation: 'val-E-
Function: noun
: COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS
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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.

valley fever vall·ey fever (vāl'ē)
n.
See coccidioidomycosis.

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