aspergillus
Americannoun
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aspergilli
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of aspergillus
1840–50; < New Latin: alteration of aspergillum
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When she requested his medical notes after his death, she found he had also been treated for a fungus called aspergillus, which had not previously been disclosed to her.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2024
Like Mr Slorance, his medical records showed he had a positive culture of aspergillus prior to his death in May 2021.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2024
Ms Kearsley accepted that Mr Brooks' death was caused by aspergillus pneumonia and that aspergillus is a type of mould.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2023
The coroner asked the pathologist: "On the balance of probabilities, do you still feel aspergillus has had a part in Luke's death?"
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2023
Vegetable parasites, like the bacterium and aspergillus, have also been included in the list, although the disturbances resulting from their presence are less due to mechanical obstruction than to colonization and growth.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Dr. Charles C. Stock of the Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research reported that substances made by these molds and by aspergilli molds discourage tumors in the test tube and in mice.
From Time Magazine Archive
A fine cloth, which covered the altar, is then removed from it, and the Cardinal-priest of the church and the six canons pour whine upon the altar, and wash it with their aspergilli or brushes.
From The Ceremonies of the Holy-Week at Rome by Charles Michael Baggs
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