coccidioidomycosis

coc·cid·i·oi·do·my·co·sis

noun \-ˌȯid-ō-(ˌ)mī-ˈkō-səs\

plural coc·cid·i·oi·do·my·co·ses \-ˌsēz\

Definition of COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS

: a disease of humans and domestic animals caused by a fungus of the genus Coccidioides (C. immitis) and marked especially by fever and localized pulmonary symptoms—called also San Joaquin fever, San Joaquin valley fever, valley fever