Definitions for coccidioidomycosis

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coccidioidomycosis coc·cid·i·oi·do·my·co·sis

Spelling: [kok-sid-ee-oi-doh-mahy-koh-sis]

IPA: /kɒkˌsɪd iˌɔɪ doʊ maɪˈkoʊ sɪs/

Coccidioidomycosis is a 18 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 37 points.

You can make 272 anagrams from letters in coccidioidomycosis (ccccddiiiimoooossy).

Definitions for coccidioidomycosis

noun

1. 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, especially in southwestern U. S. and Mexico.

Origin of coccidioidomycosis

1935-40; New Latin Coccidioid(es) name of the genus (see coccidium, -oid) + -o- + mycosis

Examples for coccidioidomycosis

The scientific term for the disease is coccidioidomycosis, most commonly known as valley fever.