(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷dē|ȯid ə n, -ȯi(ˌ)din noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin Coccidioides (genus name of Coccidioides immitis ) + English -in
: an antigen prepared from asparagine-synthetic cultures of a fungus ( Coccidioides immitis ) and used to detect skin sensitivity to and, by inference, infection with this organism