byssinosis

bys·si·no·sis   (bĭs'ĭ-nō'sĭs)    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.]

Main Entry: bys·si·no·sis
Pronunciation: "bis-&-'nO-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural bys·si·no·ses /-"sEz/
: an occupational respiratory disease associated with inhalation of cotton, flax, or hemp dust and characterized initially bychest tightness, shortness of breath, and cough, and eventually by irreversible lung disease called also brown lung, brown lung disease, mill fever

byssinosis bys·si·no·sis (bĭs'ĭ-nō'sĭs)
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. Also called brown lung disease.