PNEUMOCONIOSIS


Meaning of PNEUMOCONIOSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌnü-mō-ˌkō-nē-ˈō-səs, ˌnyü- ]

noun

( plural pneu·mo·co·ni·o·ses -ˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from pneum- + Greek konis dust — more at incinerate

Date: 1881

: a disease of the lungs caused by the habitual inhalation of irritants (as mineral or metallic particles) — compare black lung , silicosis

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