Definitions
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- noun A
clump offungus in abody cavity such as thelung , usually associated with theAspergillus species .
Etymologies
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Aspergillus + -oma
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Examples
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Mice were intranasally inoculated with 30 µl of conidial suspension of Aspergillus strain D141, isolated from an aspergilloma patient
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Mark Schütte et al. 2009
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Lung imaging showed features of a thick walled cavity in the right upper lobe with an indwelling aspergilloma.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Ghanshyam Palamaner Subash Shantha Anita A Kumar 2008
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Thoracoscopic resection of the pulmonary aspergilloma: report of two cases.
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