Main Entry: bys·si·no·sis

Pronunciation: \ˌbi-sə-ˈnō-səs\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural bys·si·no·ses \-ˌsēz\

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin byssinus of fine linen, from Greek byssinos, from byssos

Date: 1881

: an occupational respiratory disease associated with inhalation of cotton, flax, or hemp dust and characterized initially by chest tightness, shortness of breath, and cough and eventually by irreversible lung disease