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Pneumoconiosis

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Noun

1. pneumoconiosis, pneumonoconiosis

chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles

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Pneumoconiosis

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noun
any disease of the lungs or bronchi caused by the inhalation of metallic or mineral particles: characterized by inflammation, cough, and fibrosis

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Pneumoconiosis

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noun
a disease of the lungs, characterized by fibrosis and caused by the chronic inhalation of mineral dusts, esp. silica and asbestos

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Pneumoconiosis

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n.
Any of several, usually occupational diseases of the lungs, such as asbestosis or silicosis, caused by prolonged inhalation of especially mineral or metallic dust particles.

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