silicosis
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin silica + -osis.
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Noun[edit]
silicosis (countable and uncountable, plural silicoses)
- (pathology) A disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust. [from late 19th c.]
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Translations[edit]
silica dust pneumoconiosis
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