pneumoconiosis
pneumoconiosis
Definition
pneumo·co·nio·sis (-kō′nē ō′sis)
noun
a disease of the lungs, characterized by fibrosis and caused by the chronic inhalation of mineral dusts, esp. silica and asbestos
Etymology: ModL < pneumo- + Gr konia (< konis, dust: see incinerate) + -osis
pneumoconiosis
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- get: We worked and experimented to try and prevent men from getting pneumoconiosis.
- have: Note - This does not apply if you have pneumoconiosis.
- contract: Mr Wardlaw worked in a foundry for eight years and was exposed to silica dust and contracted pneumoconiosis.
- cause: Industrial diseases like pneumoconiosis caused near suffocation and almost inevitably proved fatal.
- call: Repeated doses also lead to fibrosis, called pneumoconiosis in miners.
Adjective modifier
- d1: D Disease Number Type of job Miscellaneous conditions not included elsewhere in the list Any job involving D1 Pneumoconiosis.
Modifies a noun
- compensation: Pneumoconiosis compensation is paid in full with no deductions and you will not have to finance any expenses.
- unit: His work on asthma in the Highlands of New Guinea led to work at the MRC Pneumoconiosis Unit at Penarth.
- act: The average payment to mesothelioma victims under the Pneumoconiosis Act is approximately £ 12,000 compared to an average £ 60,000 through the courts.
- case: Recorded memoirs of Tom Howells concerning nationalization, attitude to farmers, compensation for pneumoconiosis cases.
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