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bagassosis

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bagassosis [ˌbægəˈsəʊsɪs]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) an allergic response to the dust of bagasse, causing breathlessness and fever
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Noun1.bagassosis - alveolitis caused by inhaling bagasse (sugarcane dust)
bagascosis
alveolitis - inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs caused by inhaling dust; with repeated exposure the condition may become chronic


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A variant of this fiber-related disease is bagassosis, which occurs when sugar mill workers inhale the dust from bagasse or cane waste, which is used for making paper and other materials.
International Conference on Environmental and Occupational Lung ... by Selkirk, James / Environmental Health Perspectives
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