farmer's lung
A hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by inhaling dusts from hay or other agricultural…A hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by inhaling dusts from hay or other agricultural products.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by inhaling dusts from hay or other agricultural products.
More definitions
- alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores in the dust that is inhaled from moldy hay
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores in the dust that is inhaled from moldy hay:thresher's lung
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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