Definition of Farmer's lung

1. Noun. Alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores in the dust that is inhaled from moldy hay.

Exact synonyms: Thresher's Lung
Generic synonyms: Alveolitis

Medical Definition of Farmer's lung

1. Type III hypersensitivity response to Micropolyspora faeni, a thermophilic bacterium found in mouldy hay. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Farmer's Lung

farle
farles
Farley maidenhair
Farley maidenhair fern
farls
farm
farm
farm-place
farmable
farmed
farmer
farmer
farmer's calendar
farmer's cheese
Farmer's lung
farmer's lung
farmer's market
farmer's skin
Farmer-Labor Party
farmeress
farmerette
farmerettes
farmeries
farmers
farmery
farmhand
farmhands
farmhouse
farmhouses
farming

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