Home › Words › B › byssinosisbyssinosis/ˌbɪsɪˈnəʊsɪs/byssinosis means A lung disease, caused by exposure to cotton dust in inadequately ventilated working environments.byssinosis is pronounced /ˌbɪsɪˈnəʊsɪs/.EtymologyFrom Late Latin byssinum (“linen cloth”) via Latin byssus + New Latin -osis.nounA lung disease, caused by exposure to cotton dust in inadequately ventilated working environments.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.byssinotic 77% match — Afflicted with, or pertaining to, byssinosis. vs byssinosis →berylliosis 66% match — A chronic disease of the lungs, caused by inhalation of beryllium compounds. vs byssinosis →coniosis 64% match — Any disease caused by the inhalation of dust. vs byssinosis →asbestosis 64% match — A chronic, inflammatory lung disease caused by long-term, heavy exposure to asbestos. vs byssinosis →bagassosis 62% match — A pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of dust from bagasse (“the residue from processing sugar cane after the juice is extracted”). vs byssinosis →baritosis 60% match — A benign pneumoconiosis caused by long-term exposure to barium dust. vs byssinosis →aluminosis 59% match — A disease of the lungs caused by aluminum dust. vs byssinosis →silicosis 58% match — A disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust. vs byssinosis →