Definition of pneumoconiosis in English:
pneumoconiosis
noun ˌnjuːmə(ʊ)kəʊnɪˈəʊsɪsˌn(j)umoʊˌkoʊniˈoʊsəs
mass nounMedicine A disease of the lungs due to inhalation of dust, characterized by inflammation, coughing, and fibrosis.
Example sentencesExamples
- The 77 year old recipient was bed bound with severe emphysema and pneumoconiosis.
- Miners diagnosed with pneumoconiosis were informed of their condition, but, for socioeconomic reasons, they were not requested to leave their jobs.
- Among individuals with certified occupational exposures to asbestos in the United States, 20% die of pneumoconiosis.
- Moreover, pneumoconiosis may progress after miners retire.
- The breathing of coal and rock dust causes black lung, the common name given to the lung diseases pneumoconiosis and silicosis.
Origin
Late 19th century: from pneumo- 'relating to the lungs' + Greek konis 'dust' + -osis.
Definition of pneumoconiosis in US English:
pneumoconiosis
nounˌn(j)umoʊˌkoʊniˈoʊsəsˌn(y)o͞omōˌkōnēˈōsəs
Medicine A disease of the lungs due to inhalation of dust, characterized by inflammation, coughing, and fibrosis.
Example sentencesExamples
- The 77 year old recipient was bed bound with severe emphysema and pneumoconiosis.
- The breathing of coal and rock dust causes black lung, the common name given to the lung diseases pneumoconiosis and silicosis.
- Among individuals with certified occupational exposures to asbestos in the United States, 20% die of pneumoconiosis.
- Miners diagnosed with pneumoconiosis were informed of their condition, but, for socioeconomic reasons, they were not requested to leave their jobs.
- Moreover, pneumoconiosis may progress after miners retire.
Origin
Late 19th century: from pneumo- ‘relating to the lungs’ + Greek konis ‘dust’ + -osis.