Meaning Of The Word Coccidioidomycosis

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Coccidioidomycosis Meaning

Coccidioidomycosis Definition
Coccidioidomycosis Definition

What's The Definition Of Coccidioidomycosis?

coccidioidomycosis in American English
an infectious disease of people and animals, caused by a fungus (Coccidioides immitis) and characterized by respiratory difficulties, fever, and, rarely, skin eruptions
noun: a disease caused by inhaling spores of Coccidioides fungi, characterized by fever, respiratory infection, and reddish bumps on the skin, common in hot, semiarid regions, esp. in southwestern U. S. and Mexico

coccidioidomycosis in British English
noun: a disease of the skin or viscera, esp the lungs, caused by infection with the fungus Coccidioides immitis

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