byssinosis

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