A lung infection caused by a fungus called Aspergillus that grows in the bronchial airways, often in people with weak immune systems.
Compound medical term: broncho- (airways) plus aspergillosis (infection with Aspergillus fungus, named for its spore-bearing structures resembling a holy water sprinkler or aspergillum in Latin).
Aspergillus is one of the most common fungi on Earth, floating in the air we breathe constantly—most people's immune systems handle it fine, but in immunocompromised patients it can establish itself and grow into devastating lung infections.
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