woolsorters' disease

[ woo l-sawr-terz ]
/ ˈwʊlˌsɔr tərz /

noun Pathology.

pulmonary anthrax in humans, caused by inhaling the spores of Bacillus anthracis, which may contaminate wool fleece.

Origin of woolsorters' disease

1875–80; wool + sorter + 's1

Words nearby woolsorters' disease

woolman, woolpack, woolsack, woolshed, woolskin, woolsorters' disease, woolwich, woolworth, wooly, woomera, woomerang