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WOODWORKER'S LUNG

Specialty Definition: WOODWORKER'S LUNG

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Industry

An extrinsic allergic alveolitis caused by inhalation of dust particles from saw dust and wood chips. Source: European Union. (references)

Medicine

An extrinsic allergic alveolitis due to sawdusts(1). Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: WOODWORKER'S LUNG

Language Translations for "WOODWORKER'S LUNG"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

woodworker's lung, wood worker's lung (wood dust asthma, wood pulp worker's disease, wood worker's lung). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

houtpulpwerkerziekte, chronische aspecifieke respiratoire aandoening door exotische houtsoorten (wood dust asthma, wood pulp worker's disease, wood worker's lung), asthma tengevolge van contact met exotische houtsoorten (wood dust asthma, wood pulp worker's disease, wood worker's lung). (various references)

   

French

  

pneumopathie des travailleurs du bois, pneumopathie des ouvriers des bois exotiques (wood dust asthma, wood pulp worker's disease, wood worker's lung). (various references)

   

German

  

Holzstaublunge, Holzarbeiterlunge (wood dust asthma, wood pulp worker's disease, wood worker's lung). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

πνευμονοπάθεια των ξυλοκόπων (wood dust asthma, wood pulp worker's disease, wood worker's lung), πνευμονοπάθεια των ασχολουμένων με το ξύλο. (various references)

   

Italian

  

polmone dei lavoratori del legno, coniosporosi (wood dust asthma, wood pulp worker's disease, wood worker's lung). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

oodworker'sway unglay

   

Portuguese

  

pulmão do lenhador. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

pulmón de los aserradores, neumopatía de los obreros de los bosques exóticos (wood dust asthma, wood pulp worker's disease, wood worker's lung). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

skogsarbetarlunga, justerverkssjuka (wood dust asthma, wood pulp worker's disease, wood worker's lung). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: WOODWORKER'S LUNG

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "'-d-e-g-k-l-n-o-o-o-r-r-s-u-w-w"

-5 letters: groundworks, wonderworks, woodworkers.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Translations: Modern
2. Anagrams
3. Bibliography


  

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