Preferred Name |
byssinosis |
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Synonyms |
textile worker's lung Monday morning fever cotton dust pneumoconiosis cotton mill fever pneumoconiosis from cotton dust flax-dressers' disease stripper's asthma |
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Definitions |
An occupational lung disorder caused by exposure to cotton dust. It occurs more commonly in workers in the textile industry. Signs and symptoms include chest tightness, cough and wheezing. The symptoms tend to get worse at the beginning of the week and subside by the end of the week. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0006688 |
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altLabel |
textile worker's lung Monday morning fever cotton dust pneumoconiosis cotton mill fever pneumoconiosis from cotton dust flax-dressers' disease stripper's asthma |
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definition |
An occupational lung disorder caused by exposure to cotton dust. It occurs more commonly in workers in the textile industry. Signs and symptoms include chest tightness, cough and wheezing. The symptoms tend to get worse at the beginning of the week and subside by the end of the week. |
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has_exact_synonym |
cotton dust pneumoconiosis cotton mill fever pneumoconiosis from cotton dust flax-dressers' disease stripper's asthma |
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has_narrow_synonym |
textile worker's lung |
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has_related_synonym |
Monday morning fever |
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label |
byssinosis |
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prefixIRI |
MONDO:0006688 |
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prefLabel |
byssinosis |
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seeAlso | ||
textual definition |
An occupational lung disorder caused by exposure to cotton dust. It occurs more commonly in workers in the textile industry. Signs and symptoms include chest tightness, cough and wheezing. The symptoms tend to get worse at the beginning of the week and subside by the end of the week. |
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subClassOf |