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Alternative form of airsacculitis [An inflammation of the air sacs of chickens and other birds.]
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(pathology) A disease of the lungs caused by aluminum dust.
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Advanced pneumoconiosis resulting from inhalation of coal dust.
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(pneumology, pathology) A relatively mild pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of coal.
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(pathology) A chronic, inflammatory lung disease caused by long-term, heavy exposure to asbestos.
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(medicine) A pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of dust from sugarcane processing
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An infection of the lungs among bagpipe players caused by fungi (mold) in bagpipes.
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A benign pneumoconiosis caused by long-term exposure to barium dust.
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(medicine) A chronic disease of the lungs, caused by inhalation of beryllium compounds.
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A form of hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by exposure to bird droppings or feathers.
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(medicine) A chronic disease of the lungs caused by the long-term inhalation of coal dust.
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(medicine) Byssinosis, an occupational lung disease caused by exposure to cotton dust.
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A lung disease, caused by exposure to cotton dust in inadequately ventilated working environments.
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Pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of limestone dust.
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A form of pneumoconiosis affecting the lungs or bronchioles, found chiefly among stonecutters.
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(pathology) disease caused by the bacterium Escherichia coli
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(pathology) Any disease caused by the inhalation of dust.
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(uncountable) Initialism of coal worker's pneumoconiosis. [Synonym of black lung]
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(pathology) A serious infectious disease leading to inflammation of mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
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An occupational lung disease caused by exposure to flock, small fibers that are glued to a backing in order to create a texture.
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(obsolete) Synonym of silicosis
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(pathology) A form of pneumonoconiosis caused by the inhalation of clay dust
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A form of pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of mixed dust containing silica, iron, and anthophyllite.
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Abbreviation of Legionnaires' disease. [(medicine) a form of severe pneumonia caused by legionella (bacteria of the genus Legionella).]
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(medicine, archaic) pneumonia
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(archaic, medicine) A contagious bovine pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma mycoides.
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A respiratory disease caused by the inhalation of spores from mature puffballs.
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(pathology) Synonym of woodworker's lung
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pneumonitis caused by sensitivity to the wheat weevil (Sitophilus granarius)
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Alternative form of nocardiosis [An infectious disease affecting either the lungs or the whole body, caused by infection by bacteria of the genus Nocardia.]
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(pathology) An acute form of pertussis and caused by Bordetella pertussis
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(pathology) Whooping cough.
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Any of various diseases caused by pneumococcus (for example, pneumococcal pneumonia, pneumococcal sepsis, and pneumococcal meningitis).
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A gram-positive bacterium, Streptococcus pneumoniae, that causes pneumonia and other infectious diseases
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(medicine) A disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of particulate matter.
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Synonym of pneumocystosis (which is the more common synonym)
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A severe lung infection caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis.
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Alternative spelling of pneumoconiosis [(medicine) A disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of particulate matter.]
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Alternative spelling of pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis [(nonce word) A disease of the lungs, allegedly caused by inhaling microscopic silicate particles originating from the eruption of a volcano.]
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(nonce word) A disease of the lungs, allegedly caused by inhaling microscopic silicate particles originating from the eruption of a volcano.
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Alternative spelling of pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis [(nonce word) A disease of the lungs, allegedly caused by inhaling microscopic silicate particles originating from the eruption of a volcano.]
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Alternative spelling of pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis [(nonce word) A disease of the lungs, allegedly caused by inhaling microscopic silicate particles originating from the eruption of a volcano.]
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After the use of a bronchodilator.
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emphysema of the lungs, once common among potters
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(Britain) A form of the disease silicosis, which can affect the lungs of potters, caused by breathing in large amounts of fine dust.
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(medicine) Spanish influenza
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(pathology) A form of pneumonia resulting from infection by a coronavirus characterized by fever, myalgia, lethargy and coughing and which can be fatal.
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(medicine) A form of dysentery caused by intestinal infection with Shigella bacteria
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(medicine) A form of pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of iron dust
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A form of pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of mixed dust containing silica and iron.
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(medicine) A disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust.
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(pathology) silicosis-related tuberculosis.
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(colloquial) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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(medicine) A form of pneumoconiosis due to inhalation of tin dust
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A type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis usually caused by the fungus Penicillium glabrum after exposure to moldy cork dust.
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(medicine) A pulmonary disorder caused by talc.
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A lung storage disease thought to be caused by inhalation of hair spray.
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(pathology, obsolete) Any of several potentially fatal human diseases that have their most visible symptoms affecting the throat.
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Alternative form of traveler's diarrhea [Diarrhea contracted by someone visiting from another country or region via food or water contaminated with microbes to which their gut microbiota is unaccustomed.]
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An atypical pneumonia, not caused by the more traditional pathogens, and with relatively mild symptoms.
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(pathology) A lung disease caused by the inhalation of wood dust, such as saw dust and sanding dust.
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