n.
Pronunciation: ˌ bi-s ə - ' n ō -s ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -no · ses \ - ˌ s ē z \
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin byssinus of fine linen, from Greek byssinos, from byssos
Date: 1881
: an occupational respiratory disease associated with inhalation of cotton, flax, or hemp dust and characterized initially by chest tightness, shortness of breath, and cough and eventually by irreversible lung disease