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bagassosis

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noun bag·as·so·sis \ˌbag-ə-ˈsō-səs\

Medical Definition of bagassosis

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bagassoses

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: an industrial disease characterized by cough, difficult breathing, chills, fever, and prolonged weakness and caused by the inhalation of the dust of bagasse

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