woolsorters' disease
[ wool-sawr-terz ]
/ ˈwʊlˌsɔr tərz /
noun Pathology.
pulmonary anthrax in humans, caused by inhaling the spores of Bacillus anthracis, which may contaminate wool fleece.
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Medical definitions for woolsorters' disease
wool-sorter's disease
n.
A pulmonary form of anthrax that results from the inhalation of spores of the bacterium Bacillus anthracis in the wool of contaminated sheep.
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