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| bys·si·no·sis [ bìssi nṓssiss ] |
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lung disease: a respiratory disease caused by prolonged inhalation of dust from textile fibers, marked by coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and permanent lung damage
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| [Late 19th century. < Latin byssinus "of fine linen" < byssus (see byssus)] |
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