byssinosis
English
editEtymology
editFrom Late Latin byssinum (“linen cloth”) via Latin byssus + New Latin -osis.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbyssinosis (usually uncountable, plural byssinoses)
- A lung disease, caused by exposure to cotton dust in inadequately ventilated working environments.
Synonyms
editSee also
edit- byssinosis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
edit- The Oxford Paperback Dictionary fourth edition. →ISBN
- Webster's Third New International Dictionary (Unabridged) 1976. G. & C. Merriam Co.