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Main Entry: bag·as·so·sis
Pronunciation: "bag-&-'sO-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural bag·as·so·ses /-"sEz/
: an industrial disease characterized by cough, difficult breathing, chills, fever, and prolonged weakness and caused by theinhalation of the dust of bagasse
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bagassosis bag·as·so·sis (bāg'ə-sō'sĭs)
n.
A respiratory disorder caused by dust from waste sugar cane fiber.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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