| ragsorter | (n) a worker who sorts rags and old clothing for new uses (as in papermaking) |
| pulmonary anthrax | (n) a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapse, Syn. inhalation anthrax, woolsorter's disease, anthrax pneumonia, ragsorter's disease, ragpicker's disease, woolsorter's pneumonia |