mill fever

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: milk fever, mite fever

Antonyms: milk fever, mite fever

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Noun

1. An acute [[febrile]] [[respiratory]] [[infection]] common to [[textile]] workers, believed to be a result of [[gram-negative]] [[bacteria]] in mill [[dust]].

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