SILICOSIS


Meaning of SILICOSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsi-lə-ˈkō-səs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from silic a + -osis

Date: 1881

: pneumoconiosis characterized by massive fibrosis of the lungs resulting in shortness of breath and caused by prolonged inhalation of silica dusts

• sil·i·cot·ic -ˈkä-tik adjective or noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.