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单词 byssinosis
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byssinosis

[ bis-uh-noh-sis ]
/ ˌbɪs əˈnoʊ sɪs /

noun Pathology.

brown lung.

Origin of byssinosis

1885–90; <Greek býssin(os) fine flax, linen (equivalent to býss(os) byssus + -inos-ine1) + -osis

Words nearby byssinosis

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British Dictionary definitions for byssinosis

byssinosis
/ (ˌbɪsɪˈnəʊsɪs) /

noun

a lung disease caused by prolonged inhalation of fibre dust in textile factories

Word Origin for byssinosis

C19: from New Latin, from Greek bussinos of linen (see byssus) + -osis
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for byssinosis

byssinosis
[ bĭs′ĭ-nōsĭs ]

n.

A form of pneumoconiosis that affects cotton, flax, and hemp workers and is characterized by symptoms, such as wheezing, that are most severe at the beginning of each work week.brown lung disease
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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