sequoiosis

sequoiosis
Extrinsic allergic alveolitis caused by inhalation of redwood sawdust containing spores of Graphium, Pullularia, Aureobasidium, and other fungi. [Sequoia (genus name) for Sequoah (George Guess), Cherokee scholar, + G. -osis, condition]

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se·quoi·o·sis (se″kwoi-oґsis) a type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis seen in logging and sawmill workers, caused by inhalation of sawdust of Sequoia and similar trees that contains fungal spores of Aureobasidium or Graphium.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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