Noun
- 1. aspergillosis, brooder pneumonia, animal disease
- usage: severe respiratory disease of birds that takes the form of an acute rapidly fatal pneumonia in young chickens and turkeys
- 2. aspergillosis, opportunistic infection
- usage: an opportunistic infection by a fungus of the genus Aspergillus; characterized by inflammation and lesions of the ear and other organs
- 3. aspergillosis, disease
- usage: disease especially in agricultural workers caused by inhalation of Aspergillus spores causing lumps in skin and ears and respiratory organs
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