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farmer's lung
noun
- a lung disorder caused by inhalation of moldy hay dust, marked by shortness of breath, dry cough, and weight loss.
farmer's lung
noun
- inflammation of the alveoli of the lungs caused by an allergic response to fungal spores in hay
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Word History and Origins
Origin of farmer's lung1
First recorded in 1940–45
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