byssinosis

n. 绵纤维吸入性肺炎

发音

/ˌbɪsɪˈnəʊsɪs/

词形变化

byssinoses 复数 byssinoses

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    不可数

词源

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

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