ASPERGILLOSIS (aspergilloses)

Pronunciation (US):

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Irregular inflected form: aspergilloses   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does aspergillosis mean? 

• ASPERGILLOSIS (noun)
  The noun ASPERGILLOSIS has 3 senses:

1. severe respiratory disease of birds that takes the form of an acute rapidly fatal pneumonia in young chickens and turkeys

2. an opportunistic infection by a fungus of the genus Aspergillus; characterized by inflammation and lesions of the ear and other organs

3. disease especially in agricultural workers caused by inhalation of Aspergillus spores causing lumps in skin and ears and respiratory organs

  Familiarity information: ASPERGILLOSIS used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ASPERGILLOSIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Severe respiratory disease of birds that takes the form of an acute rapidly fatal pneumonia in young chickens and turkeys

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

aspergillosis; brooder pneumonia

Hypernyms ("aspergillosis" is a kind of...):

animal disease (a disease that typically does not affect human beings)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An opportunistic infection by a fungus of the genus Aspergillus; characterized by inflammation and lesions of the ear and other organs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("aspergillosis" is a kind of...):

opportunistic infection (any infection caused by a microorganism that does not normally cause disease in humans; occurs in persons with abnormally functioning immune systems (as AIDS patients or transplant patients receiving immunosuppressive drugs))

Sense 3

Meaning:

Disease especially in agricultural workers caused by inhalation of Aspergillus spores causing lumps in skin and ears and respiratory organs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("aspergillosis" is a kind of...):

disease (an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning)

 Context examples 

Another kind is invasive aspergillosis, which damages tissues in the body.

(Aspergillosis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

An enzyme-linked serum immunoassay used for the detection of aspergillosis.

(Aspergillus Galactomannan Antigen Test, NCI Thesaurus)

A species of mold fungus in the phylum Ascomycota that is associated with aspergillosis of the lungs.

(Aspergillus flavus, NCI Thesaurus)

Aspergillosis is a disease caused by a fungus (or mold) called Aspergillus.

(Aspergillosis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

There are different kinds of aspergillosis.

(Aspergillosis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

One kind is allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (also called ABPA).

(Aspergillosis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)