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BAGASSOSIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bagassosis mean?
• BAGASSOSIS (noun)
The noun BAGASSOSIS has 1 sense:
1. alveolitis caused by inhaling bagasse (sugarcane dust)
Familiarity information: BAGASSOSIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Alveolitis caused by inhaling bagasse (sugarcane dust)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
bagascosis; bagassosis
Hypernyms ("bagassosis" is a kind of...):
alveolitis (inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs caused by inhaling dust; with repeated exposure the condition may become chronic)
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