pneumoconiosis
(noo″mō-kō″nē-ō′sĭs)
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[pneumo- + coniosis]
Any disease of the respiratory tract owing to inhalation of dust particles; an occupational disorder such as that caused by mining or stonecutting.
SYN: SEE: pneumonoconiosis SEE TABLE: The Pneumoconioses
The PneumoconiosesAsbestosis* |
Black lung disease (coal worker's pneumoconiosis) |
Mixed dust pneumoconiosis |
Silicosis |
Talcosis |
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