byssinosis
noun
bys·si·no·sis ˌbi-sə-ˈnō-səs 
plural byssinoses ˌbi-sə-ˈnō-ˌsēz
: an occupational respiratory disease associated with inhalation of cotton, flax, or hemp dust and characterized initially by chest tightness, shortness of breath, and cough and eventually by irreversible lung disease
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin byssinus of fine linen, from Greek byssinos, from byssos
First Known Use
1881, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
byssinosis
noun
bys·si·no·sis ˌbis-ə-ˈnō-səs
plural byssinoses -ˌsēz
: an occupational respiratory disease associated with inhalation of cotton, flax, or hemp dust and characterized initially by chest tightness, shortness of breath, and cough, and eventually by irreversible lung disease
called also brown lung, brown lung disease, mill fever