BYSSINOSIS Meaning of BYSSINOSIS in English [ ˌbɪsɪ'nəʊsɪs ]■ noun a lung disease caused by prolonged inhalation of textile fibre dust.OriginC19: from L. byssinus 'made of byssus' + -osis . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004