THRESHER'S LUNG

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores in the dust that is inhaled from moldy hay

Synonyms:

farmer's lung; thresher's lung

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("thresher's lung" is a kind of...):

alveolitis (inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs caused by inhaling dust; with repeated exposure the condition may become chronic)

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