coccidioidomycosis Path.
(kɒksɪdɪˌɔɪdəʊmaɪˈkəʊsɪs)
[f. mod.L. Coccidioid(es (see prec.) + -o + mycosis.]
A disease in man and some animals caused by the spores of the fungus Coccidioides immitis and affecting esp. the lungs.
| 1937 E. C. Dickson in Calif. & Western Med. XLVII. 154/2 To obtain a name for this symptom complex..presents some difficulty... The word ‘coccidioidomycosis’ might be used to include all cases of infection with the Fungus coccidioides, regardless of the clinical manifestations. 1955 Sci. News Let. 8 Jan. 21/3 Contrary to previous belief, wild rodents are not an important reservoir for organisms that cause valley fever, or coccidioidomycosis, a respiratory disease found in the Southwest. 1958 [see prec.]. |