COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS


Meaning of COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)käk-ˌsi-dē-ˌȯi-dō-(ˌ)mī-ˈkō-səs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Coccidioides, genus of fungi (from 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.