BYSSINOSIS


Meaning of BYSSINOSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌbi-sə-ˈnō-səs ]

noun

( plural bys·si·no·ses -ˌsēz)

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

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