ˌsiləˈkōsə̇s noun
( plural silico·ses -ōˌsēz)
Etymology: New Latin, from silic- + -osis
: a condition of massive fibrosis of the lungs marked by shortness of breath and resulting from prolonged inhalation of silica dusts by those (as stonecutters, asbestos workers, miners) regularly exposed to such dusts — compare 13 con b