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aspergillosis noun[ U ] medical specializeduk /ˌæs.pə.dʒɪˈləʊ.sɪs/ us /ˌæs.pɚ.dʒɪˈloʊ.sɪs/ an infection caused by a mould that is toxic or poisonous, especially to the throat and lungs: Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis remains a major cause of mortality in diabetics, the elderly, and people undergoing cancer treatments. These data may help identify patients at risk of aspergillosis. Aspergillosis in cancer patients is a problem. Patients with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis have asthma with wheezes on physical examination. The drugs patients take to help their bodies accept a new organ increase the risk of aspergillosis, a frequently fatal infection caused by a common mould. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Respiratory disorders allergic rhinitis altitude sickness anti-asthma anti-tubercular anti-tuberculosis asthmatic congested double pneumonia dyspnea emphysema farmer's lung hacking hacky halitosis shortness of breathphrase sinusitis sore throat strep throat stuffiness tubercular |