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Definition of Aspergillosis

1. Noun. Severe respiratory disease of birds that takes the form of an acute rapidly fatal pneumonia in young chickens and turkeys.

2. Noun. An opportunistic infection by a fungus of the genus Aspergillus; characterized by inflammation and lesions of the ear and other organs.

3. Noun. Disease especially in agricultural workers caused by inhalation of Aspergillus spores causing lumps in skin and ears and respiratory organs.

Definition of Aspergillosis

1. Noun. (medicine) Any of various infections by fungi of the genus ''Aspergillus'' that cause granulomatous lesions ¹

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Definition of Aspergillosis

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Medical Definition of Aspergillosis

1. A fungal (Aspergillus) infection in the tissues marked by inflammatory granulomatous lesions. This infection may affect the lungs, ear canal, skin or the mucous membranes of the eye, nose or urethra. May cause pulmonary aspergillosis in individuals with asthma. More common in the immunocompromised individual (AIDS). Symptoms of disseminated disease include cough, haemoptysis, weight loss, wheezing, fever, chills, haematuria and decreased urine output. Treatment is with amphotericin B. Not transmissible from human to animals or animals to human. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aspergillosis

asperge asperged asperger aspergers asperges aspergill aspergilla aspergilli aspergillic acid aspergilliform

aspergillin aspergillium aspergilloma aspergillomycosis aspergilloses aspergillosis (current term) aspergillosis precipitin aspergills aspergillum aspergillums

aspergillus aspergillus antigen skin test aspergillus flavus aspergillus fumigatus aspergillus nidulans aspergillus niger aspergillus nuclease s1 aspergillus ochraceus aspergillus oryzae asperging

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