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byssinoses

byssinoses is the plural of byssinosis.

Meaning of byssinosis

Noun

byssinosis (usually uncountable, plural byssinoses)

  1. (usually) A lung disease, caused by exposure to cotton dust in inadequately ventilated working environments.
    Synonyms:
    brown lung, brown lung disease, Monday fever

Questions about byssinoses

What is byssinoses the plural of?
Byssinoses is the plural of byssinosis.

Words near byssinoses in the dictionary

  1. byssally
  2. byssate
  3. byssi
  4. byssiferous
  5. byssine
  6. byssinoses
  7. byssinosis
  8. byssinotic
  9. byssochlamic acid
  10. byssogenous
  11. byssoid

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