silicosis
English
Etymology
From Late Latin silica + -osis.
Noun
silicosis (countable and uncountable, plural silicoses)
- (medicine) A disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust. [from late 19th c.]
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- pneumosilicosis
- potter's rot
Translations
silica dust pneumoconiosis
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