: 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 ThorntonExamples of cocci in a Sentence
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Today, however, cases of cocci are found in more than 20 states and have reached as far east as Pennsylvania and Maryland, according to CDC data.
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Sandee Lamotte,
CNN Money,
6 May 2025
Enterprising local public health workers and Chiller’s CDC lab identified a strain of cocci in the local soil identical to the one that infected the boy.
—
Bymeredith Wadman,
science.org,
16 Jan. 2025
Those dust storms can kick up dirt and soil that carry fungal spores called Coccidioides, or cocci.
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Abigail Celaya,
The Arizona Republic,
4 Sep. 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
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Sandee Lamotte,
CNN Money,
6 May 2025
Enterprising local public health workers and Chiller’s CDC lab identified a strain of cocci in the local soil identical to the one that infected the boy.
—
Bymeredith Wadman,
science.org,
16 Jan. 2025
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
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
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“Cocci.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocci. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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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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