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单词 woolsorters' disease
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woolsorters' disease

[ wool-sawr-terz ]
/ ˈwʊlˌsɔr tərz /

noun Pathology.

pulmonary anthrax in humans, caused by inhaling the spores of Bacillus anthracis, which may contaminate wool fleece.

Origin of woolsorters' disease

1875–80; wool + sorter + 's1

Words nearby woolsorters' disease

woolman, woolpack, woolsack, woolshed, woolskin, woolsorters' disease, wool sponge, wool stapler, wool store, wool table, Woolwich
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British Dictionary definitions for woolsorters' disease

wool-sorter's disease

noun

another name for anthrax
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for woolsorters' disease

wool-sorter's disease

n.

A pulmonary form of anthrax that results from the inhalation of spores of the bacterium Bacillus anthracis in the wool of contaminated sheep.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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