byssinosis
English
Etymology
From Late Latin byssinum (“linen cloth”) via byssus + New Latin -osis.
Noun
byssinosis (uncountable)
- A lung disease, caused by exposure to cotton dust in inadequately ventilated working environments.
Synonyms
- brown lung
- brown lung disease
- Monday fever
See also
References
- The Oxford Paperback Dictionary fourth edition. →ISBN
- Webster's Third New International Dictionary (Unabridged) 1976. G. & C. Merriam Co.
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