BAGASSOSIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Alveolitis caused by inhaling bagasse (sugarcane dust)

Synonyms:

bagascosis; bagassosis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("bagassosis" is a kind of...):

alveolitis (inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs caused by inhaling dust; with repeated exposure the condition may become chronic)

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