n.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )käk- ˌ si-d ē - ˌ o ̇ i-d ō -( ˌ )m ī - ' k ō -s ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Coccidioides, genus of fungi (fr. coccidium ) + mycosis
Date: 1937
: a disease especially of humans and domestic animals caused by a fungus ( Coccidioides immitis ) and marked especially by fever and pulmonary symptoms