- chronic byssinosis
- byssinosis in workers who have had years of exposure to textile dust, marked by permanent dyspnea, probably due to smooth muscle contraction after histamine release induced by chemicals in the dust.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
chronic byssinosis
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