Aspergillosis
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noun.
An infection or disease caused by fungi of the genus
Aspergillus.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A morbid condition resulting from the presence in the ear, sometimes in the lungs, of certain forms of
Aspergillus
.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
Any of various
infections
by
fungi
of the genus
Aspergillus
that cause
granulomatous
lesions
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noun.
severe respiratory disease of birds that takes the form of an acute rapidly fatal pneumonia in young chickens and turkeys
noun.
an opportunistic infection by a fungus of the genus Aspergillus; characterized by inflammation and lesions of the ear and other organs
noun.
disease especially in agricultural workers caused by inhalation of Aspergillus spores causing lumps in skin and ears and respiratory organs
Word Usage
"The infection he had had all the while was the same aspergillosis that had nearly killed him months before."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
animal disease
disease
opportunistic infection
Same Context
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