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Noun: valley fever
  1. An infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules
    "Coccidioidomycosis is sometimes called 'valley fever'"; "coccidiomycosis is sometimes called 'valley fever'"; "desert rheumatism is sometimes called 'valley fever'";
    - coccidioidomycosis, coccidiomycosis, desert rheumatism

Derived forms: valley fevers

Type of: fungal infection, mycosis

Encyclopedia: Valley fever