thresher's lung
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| Noun | 1. | thresher's lung - alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores in the dust that is inhaled from moldy hay alveolitis - inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs caused by inhaling dust; with repeated exposure the condition may become chronic |