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coccidioidomycosis

Syllabification: (coc·cid·i·oi·do·my·co·sis)
Pronunciation: /käkˌsidēˌoidōmīˈkōsəs/
Definition of coccidioidomycosis

noun

  • a serious fungal disease of the lungs and other tissues, endemic in the warmer, arid regions of America.
    • The fungus is Coccidioides immitis, phylum Ascomycota

Origin:

1930s: from modern Latin Coccidioides (part of the binomial of the fungus) + mycosis

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