byssinosis
/bɪsɪˈnoʊsɪs/
noun
- A lung disease caused by breathing in dust from cotton, flax, or hemp, often affecting textile workers.
- The worker was diagnosed with byssinosis after many years in the cotton mill.
- Safety regulations have helped reduce cases of byssinosis in modern factories.
- Byssinosis is sometimes called 'brown lung' because of the way it affects the lungs.