byssinosis in Medicine. byssinosis bysÂ·siÂ·noÂ·sis (bÄ­s'Ä­-nÅ'sÄ­s) n. A form of pneumoconiosis that affects cotton, flax, and hemp workers and is characterized by symptoms, such as wheezing, that are most severe at the beginning of each work week. Also called brown lung disease.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Material take off (MTO) is a term used in engineering and construction, and refers to a list of materials with quantities and types (such as specific grades of steel) that are required to build a designed structure or item.
Preposition. 1  Used to indicate movement away from a position on I took it off the table.; Come off the roof! ( 2 colloquial) Out of the possession of. 3  Away from or not on. 4  Disconnected or subtracted from. 5  Distant from. 6  No longer wanting or taking. 7  Placed after a number (of products or parts, as if a unit), in commerce or engineering.