SILICOSIS


Meaning of SILICOSIS in English

— silicotic /sil'i kot"ik/ , adj.

/sil'i koh"sis/ , n. Pathol.

a disease of the lungs caused by the inhaling of siliceous particles, as by stonecutters.

[ 1890-95; SILIC(A) + -OSIS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .