Main > Medical terms> Byssinosis

Byssinosis

Byssinosis (byssinosis; Greek byssos – flax + Greek - Usis (словообраз. a suffix) – a disease; synonym: a bronchorrhea professional – outdate) – the pneumoconiosis caused by regular inhalation of cotton, bast, linen or jute dust differing in development of emphysema of lungs and chronic bronchitis.

 
Whether you know that:

In Great Britain there is a law according to which the surgeon can refuse to do to the patient operation if he smokes or has excess weight. The person has to refuse addictions, and then, perhaps, he will not need an operative measure.