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