ASPERGILLOSIS


Meaning of ASPERGILLOSIS in English

/ ˌæspədʒɪˈləʊsɪs; NAmE ˌæspərdʒɪˈloʊsɪs/ noun

[ U ] a serious condition in which parts of the body, usually the lungs, become infected by fungi

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: from modern Latin Aspergillus , from aspergillum + -osis .

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