cotton-mill fever
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mill fever — mil n BYSSINOSIS * * * 1. fever and nausea in cotton mill workers, a rare manifestation of byssinosis. Called also cotton mill f. 2. byssinosis … Medical dictionary
Fever — Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degrees F. (37 degrees C.), in practice a person is usually not considered to have a significant fever until the temperature is above 100.4 degrees F (38 degrees C.).… … Medical dictionary
John Horrocks (cotton manufacturer) — John Horrocks (27 March 1768 1 March 1804), British cotton manufacturer and Member of Parliament, was born in Edgworth, near Bolton, Lancashire, England.His father was the owner of a small quarry, and John Horrocks spent his early days in… … Wikipedia
byssinosis — Obstructive airway disease in people who work with unprocessed cotton, flax, or hemp; caused by reaction to material in the dust and thought to include endotoxin from bacterial contamination. Sometimes called Monday morning asthma since patients… … Medical dictionary
фабричная лихорадка — rus фабричная лихорадка (ж), лихорадка (ж) хлопкопрядильных фабрик eng cotton mill fever, comber s fever, cotton cold, flax fever, hackling fever fra fièvre (f) des filatures deu Baumwollfieber (n) spa fiebre (f) de los hilanderos de algodón,… … Безопасность и гигиена труда. Перевод на английский, французский, немецкий, испанский языки
Baumwollfieber — (n) eng cotton mill fever, comber s fever, cotton cold, flax fever, hackling fever … Arbeitssicherheit und Gesundheitsschutz Glossar
лихорадка хлопкопрядильных фабрик — rus фабричная лихорадка (ж), лихорадка (ж) хлопкопрядильных фабрик eng cotton mill fever, comber s fever, cotton cold, flax fever, hackling fever fra fièvre (f) des filatures deu Baumwollfieber (n) spa fiebre (f) de los hilanderos de algodón,… … Безопасность и гигиена труда. Перевод на английский, французский, немецкий, испанский языки
byssinosis — /bis euh noh sis/, n. Pathol. See brown lung. [1885 90; < Gk býssin(os) fine flax, linen (equiv. to býss(os) BYSSUS + inos INE1) + OSIS] * * * or brown lung disease Respiratory disorder caused by dust from cotton and other fibres, common among… … Universalium
technology, history of — Introduction the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… … Universalium
India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… … Universalium
