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noun
An infectious respiratory disease caused by inhalation of the fungus Coccidioides immitis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: California fever, desert rheumatism, California valley fever, San Joaquin Valley fever, valley fever
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: coccidiomycosis, valley fever, desert rheumatism
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fungal infection, mycosis
History
From Coccidioides + -o- + mycosis.
Across languages
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