Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (3)
1.
severe respiratory disease of birds that takes the form of an acute rapidly fatal pneumonia in young chickens and turkeys;
[syn: aspergillosis, brooder pneumonia]
2. an opportunistic infection by a fungus of the genus Aspergillus; characterized by inflammation and lesions of the ear and other organs;
3. disease especially in agricultural workers caused by inhalation of Aspergillus spores causing lumps in skin and ears and respiratory organs;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
aspergillosis
n 1: severe respiratory disease of birds that takes the form of
an acute rapidly fatal pneumonia in young chickens and
turkeys [syn: aspergillosis, brooder pneumonia]
2: an opportunistic infection by a fungus of the genus
Aspergillus; characterized by inflammation and lesions of the
ear and other organs
3: disease especially in agricultural workers caused by
inhalation of Aspergillus spores causing lumps in skin and
ears and respiratory organs