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coc•cid•i•oi•do•my•co•sis
Pronunciation: (kok-sid"ē-oi"dō-mī-kō'sis), [key]—
n. Pathol.
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. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.