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THRESHER'S LUNG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does thresher's lung mean?
• THRESHER'S LUNG (noun)
The noun THRESHER'S LUNG has 1 sense:
1. alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores in the dust that is inhaled from moldy hay
Familiarity information: THRESHER'S LUNG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores in the dust that is inhaled from moldy hay
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
farmer's lung; thresher's lung
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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