bagassosisn.
/baɡəˈsəʊsɪs/ Pathology.
A disease of the lungs, due to inhalation of the dust of bagasse.
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1941 Jamison & Hopkins in New Orleans Med. & Surg. Jrnl. XCIII. 580 (title) Bagassosis: A fungus disease of the lung.
1944 Dorland's Med. Dict. (ed. 20) 199/1 Bagassosis, a respiratory disorder due to the inhalation of the dust of bagasse, the waste of sugar cane after the sugar has been extracted.
1947 Thorax II. 99 The radiographic changes in the lungs in bagassosis are illustrated.
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