byssinosis
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Late Latin byssinum (“linen cloth”) via byssus + New Latin -osis.
[edit] Noun
byssinosis (uncountable)
- a lung disease, caused by exposure to cotton dust in inadequately ventilated working environments
[edit] See also
Byssinosis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
[edit] References
- The Oxford Paperback Dictionary fourth edition. ISBN 0-19-280012-4
- Webster's Third New International Dictionary (Unabridged) 1976. G. & C. Merriam Co.
