air-conditioner lung
n.
Extrinsic allergic alveolitis caused by forced air contaminated by thermophilic actinomycetes and other organisms.
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air-bound, air-breathe, air-breather, air-con, air-condition, air-conditioner lung, air-cool, air-core, air-dry, air-entrained concrete, air-express
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