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farmer's lung
Origin:
1940–45
1940–45
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World English Dictionary
| farmer's lung | |
| —n | |
| inflammation of the alveoli of the lungs caused by an allergic response to fungal spores in hay | |
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Farmers-lung
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
farmer's lung farm·er's lung (fär'mərz)
n.
An occupational disease characterized by fever and dyspnea, caused by inhalation of organic dust from moldy hay containing spores of actinomycetes and certain fungi.
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