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silicosis definition

sili·co·sis (sil′i kō′sis)

noun

a chronic disease of the lungs, characterized by diffuse fibrosis and caused by the continued inhalation of silica dust

Etymology: ModL: see silico- & -osis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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