Characterized by inflammation and lesions of the ear and other organs

• Severe respiratory disease of birds that takes the form of an acute rapidly fatal pneumonia in young chickens and turkeys
• Disease especially in agricultural workers caused by inhalation of Aspergillus spores causing lumps in skin and ears and respiratory organs
• An opportunistic infection by a fungus of the genus Aspergillus

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. severe respiratory disease of birds that takes the form of an acute rapidly fatal pneumonia in young chickens and turkeys [syn: brooder pneumonia ] an opportunistic infection by a fungus of the genus Aspergillus; characterized by inflammation and lesions ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Aspergillosis is the name given to a wide variety of diseases caused by infection by fungi of the genus Aspergillus . The majority of cases occur in people with underlying illnesses such as tuberculosis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but ...

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n. (context medicine English) Any of various infections by fungus of the genus ''Aspergillus'' that cause granulomatous lesions