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alveolitis vs farmer's lung

farmer's lung vs alveolitis

alveolitis and farmer's lung both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
alveolitis Yes No No No
farmer's lung Yes No No No
As nouns, farmer's lung is a hyponym of alveolitis; that is, farmer's lung is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than alveolitis:
  • alveolitis: inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs caused by inhaling dust; with repeated exposure the condition may become chronic
  • farmer's lung: alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores in the dust that is inhaled from moldy hay
Other hyponyms of alveolitis include thresher's lung, bagascosis, bagassosis.
alveolitis (noun) farmer's lung (noun)
inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs caused by inhaling dust; with repeated exposure the condition may become chronic alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores in the dust that is inhaled from moldy hay
inflammation in the socket of a tooth; sometimes occurs after a tooth is extracted and a blood clot fails to form
Difference between alveolitis and farmer's lung

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