byssinosis

【医】 棉屑肺, 棉屑沉着病

bys.si.no.sis

n.（名词）
An occupational respiratory disease caused by the long-term inhalation of cotton, flax, or hemp dust and characterized by shortness of breath, coughing, and wheezing.Also called brown lung disease
棉屑沉着病：一种因长期吸入棉花丝、亚麻丝或大麻尘埃而致的职业病。主要症状是呼吸时气短、咳嗽以及哮喘也作 brown lung disease

来源：
Late Latin byssinum [linen garment] from Latin byssus [linen cloth]
后期拉丁语 byssinum [亚麻饰物] 源自 拉丁语 byssus [亚麻布料]
-osis
-osis