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COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does coccidioidomycosis mean?
• COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS (noun)
The noun COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS has 1 sense:
1. an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules
Familiarity information: COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("coccidioidomycosis" is a kind of...):
fungal infection; mycosis (an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus)
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