Thresher's Lung (Noun)
Meaning
Alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores in the dust that is inhaled from moldy hay.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- Farmers who handle moldy hay are at risk of developing thresher's lung, a type of alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores.
- Thresher's lung is an occupational disease that affects agricultural workers who inhale dust from moldy hay, triggering an allergic reaction in the lungs.
- The farmer's symptoms worsened after working with moldy hay, and he was eventually diagnosed with thresher's lung, a condition that can cause permanent lung damage.
- Thresher's lung is a type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis that occurs when farmers inhale fungal spores from moldy hay, leading to inflammation and scarring in the lungs.
- After years of working with moldy hay, the farmer developed thresher's lung, a condition that forced him to retire from farming due to chronic respiratory problems.