silicosis

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Etymology[edit]

From Late Latin silica +‎ -osis.

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  • Rhymes: -əʊsɪs

Noun[edit]

silicosis (countable and uncountable, plural silicoses)

  1. (pathology) A disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust. [from late 19th c.]

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