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DESERT RHEUMATISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does desert rheumatism mean? 

DESERT RHEUMATISM (noun)
  The noun DESERT RHEUMATISM has 1 sense:

1. an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodulesplay

  Familiarity information: DESERT RHEUMATISM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DESERT RHEUMATISM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

coccidioidomycosis; coccidiomycosis; desert rheumatism; valley fever

Hypernyms ("desert rheumatism" is a kind of...):

fungal infection; mycosis (an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus)


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