: coccidioidomycosis
Though most of us have never heard of it, cases of cocci … are skyrocketing everywhere from Phoenix to California's San Joaquin Valley …—
Jim Thornton
Jim Thornton
Examples of cocci in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Those dust storms can kick up dirt and soil that carry fungal spores called Coccidioides, or cocci.
—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2023
So there's cocci, there's this candida auris.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2023
Meanwhile, a personal bike had 8,000 CFUs on it; all gram-positive cocci, which can cause inflammatory disease.
—Josh Max, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
In some cases, these spherules can rupture and release endospores that can travel throughout the body via the blood or lymph to infect the lungs, heart, and brain leading to the serious form of disease, disseminated cocci.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 9 Sep. 2013
Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2023
So there's cocci, there's this candida auris.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2023
Meanwhile, a personal bike had 8,000 CFUs on it; all gram-positive cocci, which can cause inflammatory disease.
—Josh Max, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
In some cases, these spherules can rupture and release endospores that can travel throughout the body via the blood or lymph to infect the lungs, heart, and brain leading to the serious form of disease, disseminated cocci.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 9 Sep. 2013
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Word History
First Known Use
1958, in the meaning defined above
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Medical Definition
cocci
1 of 2 noun
coc·ci
ˈkäk-sē 
: coccidioidomycosis
Though most of us have never heard of it, cases of cocci … are skyrocketing everywhere from Phoenix to California's San Joaquin Valley …—Jim Thornton, National Geographic Adventure
Jim Thornton, National Geographic Adventurecocci
2 of 2
coc·ci
ˈkäk-ˌ(s)ī also -(ˌ)(s)ē
plural of coccus
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