woolsorter's pneumonia

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woolsorter's pneumonia - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  woolsorter's pneumonia
      n 1: a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust
           containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and
           cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme
           cardiovascular collapse [syn: pulmonary anthrax,
           inhalation anthrax, anthrax pneumonia, ragpicker's disease
           , ragsorter's disease, woolsorter's pneumonia,
           woolsorter's disease]