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pneu·mo·co·ni·o·sis
noun
or pneu·mo·ko·ni·o·sis \ˌ ̷ ̷mōˌkōnēˈōsə̇s\; also pneu·mo·no·co·ni·o·sis or pneu·mo·no·ko·ni·o·sis \ˌ ̷ ̷mənōˌk-\
(plural pneumoconio·ses or pneumoko·nio·ses \-ˌsēz\)
Etymology: pneumoconiosis, pneumokoniosis from New Latin, from pneum- + -coniosis (from coni- (II) + -osis); pneumonoconiosis, pneumonokoniosis from New Latin, from pneumon- + -coniosis (from coni- (II) + -osis)
: a disease of the lungs caused by the habitual inhalation of irritant mineral or metallic particles — compare anthracosis, silicosis |