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aspergillosis


Definition of aspergillosis

noun

[mass noun]
  • a condition in which certain fungi infect the tissues, most commonly the lungs.
    • The fungi are blackish moulds of the genus Aspergillus, subdivision Deuteromycotina

Origin:

late 19th century: from modern Latin Aspergillus, from aspergillum, + -osis

aspergillosis in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of aspergillosis in the US English dictionary