bri
bri — abbreviation
1. an illness that people develop from spending time in a building with poor air, d
an illness that people develop from spending time in a building with poor air, dampness, or toxic materials
Reema was diagnosed with BRI after six months of working in the old office block.
passive: be diagnosed with BRI
Dr. Okonkwo told the school board that damp walls were causing BRI among the teachers.
Minh developed BRI after years in a flat with black mould on every wall.
Hiro's headaches and dizziness turned out to be BRI from the newly painted office.
The Watanabe family moved out after their youngest son was treated for BRI.
- building-related illness
the full form of the abbreviation; used in formal medical writing
用法筆記
Always written in capital letters as BRI. Stands for 'building-related illness', a diagnosis used in occupational health to describe conditions linked to specific buildings.