| 释义 | brass founder's ague
 brass founder's ague[′bras ‚fau̇n·dərz ‚āg]  (medicine)  metal fume feverbrass founder's ague
 brass found·er's fe·veran occupational disease, characterized by malarialike symptoms, due to inhalation of particles and fumes of metallic oxides. Fumes are formed by evaporation at high temperature and condensation in air into fine particles. Synonym(s): foundryman's fever, metal fume fever, zinc fume fever |