Quarzstaublungenerkrankung

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, "quartz dust lung illness". Quarz +‎ Staub +‎ Lungen +‎ Erkrankung

Noun[edit]

Quarzstaublungenerkrankung f (genitive Quarzstaublungenerkrankung, no plural)

  1. silicosis or silico-tuberculosis (cancer of the lungs due to the effect of crystalline silicon dioxide (SiO2))

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