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coccidioidomycosis [kɔkˌsidiˌɔidəumaiˈkəusis] n
med. coccidioidomycose f; coccidioidose f; coccidioidosis m; coccidioidomycosis f
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coccidioidomycosis [kɔkˌsidiˌɔidəumaiˈkəusis] n
med. An infection caused by breathing in spores of the fungus Coccidioides immitis. The infection starts in the lungs but can spread to other parts of the body, including the skin, brain, bones, and heart. In people with HIV, disseminated extrapulmonary coccidioidomycosis is an AIDS- defining condition. see also AIDS-defining condition, opportunistic infection