valley fever

1. 1.

   an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules

   Synonymscoccidioidomycosiscoccidiomycosisdesert rheumatism

   Broaderfungal infection

Questions about valley fever

What does valley fever mean?

valley fever means "an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules".

What is another word for valley fever?

Close synonyms include coccidioidomycosis, coccidiomycosis, desert rheumatism. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.