a chronic disease of the lungs, characterized by diffuse fibrosis and caused by the continued inhalation of silica dust
Origin of silicosis
ModL: see silico- and -osissilicosis
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silicosis
noun
A disease of the lungs caused by continued inhalation of the dust of siliceous minerals and characterized by progressive fibrosis and a chronic shortness of breath.
Related Forms:
- sil′i·cot′ic
adjective
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Noun
(countable and uncountable, plural silicoses)
- (pathology) A disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust.
Origin
New Latin, from silica + -osis. First known use was in 1881.
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silicosis - Medical Definition
n.
A disease of the lungs caused by continued inhalation of the dust of siliceous minerals and characterized by progressive fibrosis and a chronic shortness of breath.
Related Forms:
- sil′i·cot′ic (-kŏt′ĭk)
adj.
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