Pneumoconiosis Definition

no͝omō-kōnē-ōsĭs, nyo͝o-
noun
A disease of the lungs, characterized by fibrosis and caused by the chronic inhalation of mineral dusts, esp. silica and asbestos.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • pneumonoconiosis

Other Word Forms of Pneumoconiosis

Noun

Singular:
pneumoconiosis
Plural:
pneumoconioses

Origin of Pneumoconiosis

  • New Latin, from Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneuma, “wind, breath, spirit") + κόνις (konis, “dust") + -osis

    From Wiktionary

  • pneumo– Greek konis, koniā dust –osis

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Pneumoconiosis Sentence Examples

  • Mr Wardlaw worked in a foundry for eight years and was exposed to silica dust and contracted pneumoconiosis.

  • We worked and experimented to try and prevent men from getting pneumoconiosis.

  • Note - This does not apply if you have pneumoconiosis.

  • Repeated doses also lead to fibrosis, called pneumoconiosis in miners.

  • D Disease Number Type of job Miscellaneous conditions not included elsewhere in the list Any job involving D1 pneumoconiosis.

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Words Starting With

PPNPNE

Words Ending With

SISSIS

Unscrambles

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Words Starting With P and Ending With S

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