Definition of farmer's lung
: an acute pulmonary disorder characterized by sudden onset, fever, cough, expectoration, and breathlessness that results from the inhalation of spores in dust from moldy hay or straw
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farmer's lung
nounfarm·er's lung | \ ˌfär-mərz- 
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\Medical Definition of farmer's lung
: an acute pulmonary disorder that is characterized by sudden onset, fever, cough, expectoration, and breathlessness and that results from the inhalation of dust from moldy hay or straw
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