SINCE 1828
farmer's lung
nounDefinition 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
noun
farm·er's lung
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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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