ASPERGILLOSIS


Meaning of ASPERGILLOSIS in English

[ ˌaspədʒɪ'ləʊsɪs ]

■ noun Medicine a condition in which certain fungi infect the lungs or other tissues, especially through inhalation of spores from mouldy hay.

Origin

C19: from mod. L. Aspergillus (genus name of the fungi), from aspergillum + -osis .

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