Aspergilloma
aspergilloma
aspergilloma as·per·gil·lo·ma (ās’pər-jə-lō’mə)
n.
an infectious granuloma caused by fungi of the genus aspergillus.
a variety of bronchopulmonary aspergillosis characterized by a ball-like m-ss of the fungus aspergillus fumigatus in an existing cavity in the lung. also called fungus ball.
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