woolsorters' disease

[wool-sawr-terz]

noun

Pathology.

1. pulmonary anthrax in humans, caused by inhaling the spores of Bacillus anthracis, which may contaminate wool fleece.

Word History and Origins

Origin of woolsorters' disease¹

1875–80; wool + sorter ( def. ) + 's ¹

Example Sentences

Bell of that town, led to an official inquiry in England by the Local Government Board, and an elaborate investigation into the pathology of what was then called “woolsorters’ disease” was at the same time conducted at the Brown Institution, London, by Professor W.S.

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