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bagassosis

bagassosis

9.9
An inflammation of the lungs caused by breathing dust from sugarcane
  • noun
  • /bəˌɡæsəˈsoʊsɪs/
  • Specialized
: bagassosis
  • The symptoms of bagassosis include coughing and shortness of breath.

Examples

  • The factory workers were at risk of developing bagassosis due to constant exposure to sugarcane dust.

  • Proper ventilation in sugar mills can help prevent bagassosis among employees.

  • Doctors diagnosed her persistent cough as a symptom of bagassosis.

  • Doctors diagnosed him with bagassosis last week.

  • Proper ventilation in sugar mills can help prevent bagassosis among employees.

  • The factory workers were at risk of developing bagassosis due to constant exposure to sugarcane dust.

  • Doctors diagnosed her persistent cough as a symptom of bagassosis.

Synonyms

alveolitis
vsbagassosis
  • Specialized
1 9.9

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

is the same inflammation specifically from sugarcane residue dust
bagascosis
vsbagassosis
  • Specialized
9.9

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

has identical meaning but is an alternate spelling form

Surface Forms

bagassosis singular
bagassoses plural

Morphology

bagassosis = bagasse (semi-transparent) = bagasse + osis

Formed by 'bagasse' + the medical suffix '-osis'; the composition is clear but the term is specialized and '-osis' may be unfamiliar to general learners.

Etymology

Bagassosis comes from bagasse, a French word for the dry pulp left after squeezing sugarcane, plus the medical ending -osis meaning 'condition' or 'disease'. So bagassosis is a lung condition caused by breathing dust from sugarcane pulp.