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farmer's lung

noun farm·er's lung \ˌfär-mərz-\

Medical Definition of FARMER'S LUNG

:  an acute pulmonary disorder that is characterized by sudden onset, fever, cough, expectoration, and breathlessness and that results from the inhalation of dust from moldy hay or straw

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