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单词 pneumoconiosis
释义

pneumoconiosis

/ˌnjuːmə(ʊ)kəʊnɪˈəʊsɪs /
noun [mass noun] Medicine
A disease of the lungs due to inhalation of dust, characterized by inflammation, coughing, and fibrosis.The breathing of coal and rock dust causes black lung, the common name given to the lung diseases pneumoconiosis and silicosis....
  • The 77 year old recipient was bed bound with severe emphysema and pneumoconiosis.
  • Among individuals with certified occupational exposures to asbestos in the United States, 20% die of pneumoconiosis.

Origin

Late 19th century: from pneumo- 'relating to the lungs' + Greek konis 'dust' + -osis.

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