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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His widow Louise has claimed there were a number of failings in his care and that she only discovered he had an aspergillus fungal infection after his death.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
The coroner gave a medical cause of death as acute respiratory distress disorder caused by aspergillus pneumonia.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2023
Pathologist Abdul Ganjifrockwala told Rochdale Coroner's Court he died from acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by aspergillus pneumonia.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 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
Occasionally the vegetable parasite aspergillus is present in the external meatus, and produces a condition that is liable to be mistaken for eczema.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
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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