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bys⋅si⋅no⋅sis

  [bis-uh-noh-sis]
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–noun Pathology.
brown lung.
Origin:
1885–90; < Gk býssin(os) fine flax, linen (equiv. to býss(os) byssus + -inos -ine 1 ) + -osis

brown lung

 
–noun Pathology.
a debilitating lung disease resembling emphysema, occurring among textile workers from inhalation of cotton dust.
Also called byssinosis.
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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
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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.

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