释义 |
‖ chalicosis Med.|kælɪˈkəʊsɪs| [mod. f. Gr. χαλίξ small stone + -osis.] Disease of the lungs produced by the inhalation of fine siliceous particles, by stone-masons and like workers.
1878tr. Ziemssen's Cycl. Med. VIII. 75 The trouble originated from chalicosis. 1886Fagge Princ. & Pract. Med. I. 984 Miekel has recently proposed to term the resulting lung affection Chalicosis. |