woolsorters' disease

woolsorters' disease
/wool"sawr'teuhrz/, Pathol.
pulmonary anthrax in humans, caused by inhaling the spores of Bacillus anthracis, which may contaminate wool fleece.
[1875-80; WOOL + SORTER + 'S1]

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