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Byssinosis

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000968

A condition of bronchoconstriction resulting from hypersensitive reaction to inhaled dust during the initial processing of cotton, flax, or hemp in the textile industry.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-000968
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
Synonymsbrown lung disease
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2012; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoRespiratory tract diseases
TranslationsSpanish: bisinosis
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000968",
  "term": "Byssinosis",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A condition of bronchoconstriction resulting from hypersensitive reaction to inhaled dust during the initial processing of cotton, flax, or hemp in the textile industry.",
  "synonyms": [
    "brown lung disease"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "respiratory tract diseases"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2012",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "bisinosis"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/byssinosis/"
}

Record 958 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.