byssinosis

English

Etymology

From Late Latin byssinum (“linen cloth”) via Latin byssus + New Latin -osis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbɪsɪˈnəʊsɪs/

Noun

byssinosis (usually uncountable, plural byssinoses)

  1. A lung disease, caused by exposure to cotton dust in inadequately ventilated working environments.

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References

  • The Oxford Paperback Dictionary fourth edition. →ISBN
  • Webster's Third New International Dictionary (Unabridged) 1976. G. & C. Merriam Co.
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