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maple bark disease

maple bark disease noun: a form of hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by exposure to spores of the fungus Cryptostroma corticale.

Noun

maple bark disease (uncountable)

  1. A form of hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by exposure to spores of the fungus Cryptostroma corticale.

Synonyms of maple bark disease

Origin of maple bark disease

The disease has been found among workers in the paper industry employed to debark, cut and chip maple logs.

Questions about maple bark disease

What does maple bark disease mean?
Maple bark disease means a form of hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by exposure to spores of the fungus Cryptostroma corticale.
What part of speech is maple bark disease?
Maple bark disease is a noun.

Words near maple bark disease in the dictionary

  1. Mapingian
  2. mapinguari
  3. mapinguaris
  4. mapinguary
  5. maple
  6. maple bark disease
  7. maple bark stripper's disease
  8. maple butter
  9. maple butters
  10. Maple Creek
  11. Maple Cross

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