bys·si·no·sis (b s -n  ss)n. An occupational respiratory disease caused by the long-term inhalation of cotton, flax, or hemp dust and characterized by shortness of breath, coughing, and wheezing. Also called brown lung disease. [Late Latin byssinum, linen garment (from Latin byssus, linen cloth; see byssus) + -osis.] |
byssinosis [ˌbɪsɪˈnəʊsɪs]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a lung disease caused by prolonged inhalation of fibre dust in textile factories
[from New Latin, from Greek bussinos of linen (see byssus) + -osis]
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