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| Colorful English! | ||||
| Word or Phrase: | Part of Speech: | Idiom or General?: | Usage? | Restricted? |
| brown lung | noun | general medical | not common | No |
| Meaning: | ||||
| a job related lung disease caused by breathing cotton, flax, or hemp dust with symptoms including tightness of chest, shortness of breath, cough and leading to irreversible problems | ||||
| Example(s): | ||||
| Brown lung can be prevented by proper use of filters. | ||||
| Note: The technical medical name is byssinosis. | ||||