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farmer's lung

DEFINITIONS OF: farmer's lung

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

Synonyms:
thresher's lung
Type 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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