Silicosis Definition

sĭlĭ-kōsĭs
noun
A chronic disease of the lungs, characterized by diffuse fibrosis and caused by the continued inhalation of silica dust.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Silicosis

Noun

Singular:
silicosis
Plural:
silicoses

Origin of Silicosis

  • New Latin, from silica + -osis. First known use was in 1881.

    From Wiktionary

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