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noun
A pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of dust from bagasse (“the residue from processing sugar cane after the juice is extracted”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: bagasse
Antonyms: none provided
noun
alveolitis caused by inhaling bagasse (sugarcane dust)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bagascosis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: alveolitis
History
Etymology tree French bagasseubor. English bagasse Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English bagassosis From bagasse + -osis.
