noun Etymology: New Latin, from silica + -osis Date: 1881 pneumoconiosis characterized by massive fibrosis of the lungs resulting in shortness of breath and caused by prolonged inhalation of silica dusts, silicotic adjective or noun
SILICOSIS
Meaning of SILICOSIS in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012