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aspergillosis

noun
as路​per路​gil路​lo路​sis | \ 藢as-p蓹r-(藢)ji-藞l艒-s蓹s How to pronounce aspergillosis (audio) \
plural aspergilloses\ -​藢s膿z How to pronounce aspergilloses (audio) \

Definition of aspergillosis

: infection with or disease caused (as in poultry) by aspergillus molds

Examples of aspergillosis in a Sentence

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 Aspergillus is a fungus whose spores are present in the air, but does not normally cause illness, according to the aspergillus & aspergillosis Website. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, "1 patient died, 5 others infected from mold in operating room of Seattle Children's hospital," 4 July 2019

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First Known Use of aspergillosis

1896, in the meaning defined above

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aspergillosis

noun
as路​per路​gil路​lo路​sis | \ 藢as-p蓹r-(藢)jil-藞艒-s蓹s How to pronounce aspergillosis (audio) \
plural aspergilloses\ -​藢s膿z How to pronounce aspergilloses (audio) \

Medical Definition of aspergillosis

: infection with or disease caused by molds of the genus Aspergillus

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