farmer's lung

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Definitions of farmer's lung words

noun farmer's lung a lung disorder caused by inhalation of moldy hay dust, marked by shortness of breath, dry cough, and weight loss. 1
noun farmer's lung inflammation of the alveoli of the lungs caused by an allergic response to fungal spores in hay 0

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Origin of farmer's lung

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Farmer's lung

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farmer's lung popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.