woolsorters' disease
[ wool-sawr-terz ]
nounPathology.
pulmonary anthrax in humans, caused by inhaling the spores of Bacillus anthracis, which may contaminate wool fleece.
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British Dictionary definitions for wool-sorter's disease
wool-sorter's disease
noun
another name for anthrax
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