byssinosis

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/ˌbɪsɪˈnəʊsɪs/

noun

A lung disease, caused by exposure to cotton dust in inadequately ventilated working environments.

Similar
brown lungbrown lung diseaseMonday fever
OriginLate Latin byssinum ← Latin byssus ← New Latin -osis →
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Meanings

nounbyssinosis (usually uncountable, plural byssinoses)

plural byssinoses

  1. uncountableusuallyA lung disease, caused by exposure to cotton dust in inadequately ventilated working environments.

    Synonyms: brown lung, brown lung disease, Monday fever

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA lung disease, caused by exposure to cotton dust in inadequately ventilated working environments.

Similar
brown lungbrown lung diseaseMonday fever
Also see
brown lungmonday fever

Origin

  1. New Latin-osis
  2. Latinbyssus
  3. Late Latinbyssinum“linen cloth”
  4. Englishbyssinosis

From Late Latin byssinum (“linen cloth”) via Latin byssus + New Latin -osis.

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APA

byssinosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/byssinosis

MLA

“byssinosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/byssinosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “byssinosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/byssinosis.

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