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VALLEY FEVER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does valley fever mean?
• VALLEY FEVER (noun)
The noun VALLEY FEVER has 1 sense:
1. an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules
Familiarity information: VALLEY FEVER 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 ("valley fever" is a kind of...):
fungal infection; mycosis (an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus)
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