bagascosis

9.9

A lung disease caused by breathing in sugarcane dust that makes the small air sacs swell

noun
/bəˌɡæsˈkoʊsɪs/

Specialized

: bagascosis

After years of working in a sugar mill, he was diagnosed with bagascosis, a disease caused by inhaling sugarcane dust.

Examples

The worker developed bagascosis after years of exposure to sugarcane dust in the mill.
Regular use of protective masks can help prevent bagascosis among sugar factory employees.
Pulmonary fibrosis was diagnosed as a complication of chronic bagascosis.
She was diagnosed with bagascosis last year.
Many workers in the sugar industry suffer from bagascosis.
Workers in the sugar industry are at risk of developing bagascosis due to prolonged exposure to bagasse.
Preventive measures, such as wearing masks, can significantly reduce the incidence of bagascosis among agricultural workers.

Synonyms

alveolitis

vsbagascosis

Specialized

1 9.9

Inflammation of the tiny air sacs in the lungs often caused by breathing in dust

is specific to sugarcane residue as the cause rather than any dust

bagassosis

vsbagascosis

Specialized

9.9

An inflammation of the lungs caused by breathing dust from sugarcane

has identical meaning but is spelled differently

Surface Forms

bagascosis singular

bagascoses plural

Morphology

bagascosis = bagasse (transparent) = bagasc + osis

Formed from the combining form 'bagasc-' (from bagasse) plus the medical suffix '-osis', directly naming a disease related to bagasse inhalation.

Etymology

Bagascosis comes from bagasse, the leftover fibre from sugarcane, plus the ending -osis, which means 'disease'. So bagascosis is a lung disease caused by breathing in sugarcane dust.