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pneu·mo·no·co·ni·o·sis (noo-mo″no-ko″ne-oґsis) pneumoconiosis.
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pneumonoconiosis — /nooh meuh noh koh nee oh sis, nyooh /, n. Pathol. pneumoconiosis. [1865 70; PNEUMONO + Gk kóni(s) dust + OSIS] * * * … Universalium
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anthracosis — Pneumonoconiosis from accumulation of carbon from inhaled smoke or coal dust in the lungs. SEE ALSO: pneumomelanosis. SYN: collier lung, miner s lung (1). [anthraco + G. osis, condition] * * * an·thra·co·sis .an(t) thrə kō səs n, pl co·ses .sēz a … Medical dictionary
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pneumoconiosis — /nooh meuh koh nee oh sis, nyooh /, n. Pathol. any chronic lung disease, including anthracosis, asbestosis, and silicosis, caused by the inhalation of particles of coal, asbestos, silica, or similar substances and leading to fibrosis and loss of… … Universalium
Pneumoconiosis — Deposition of particulate matter (such as asbestos and silicon) in the lungs. * * * pneu·mo·co·ni·o·sis .n(y)ü mō .kō nē ō səs n, pl o·ses .sēz a disease of the lungs caused by the habitual inhalation of irritants (as mineral or metallic… … Medical dictionary
pneumono- — a combining form meaning lung, used in the formation of compound words: pneumonoconiosis. Also, pneumo ; esp. before a vowel, pneumon . [comb. form repr. Gk pneúmon lung] * * * … Universalium
pneumoconiosis, pneumokoniosis — Inflammation commonly leading to fibrosis of the lungs caused by the inhalation of dust incident to various occupations; characterized by pain in the chest, cough with little or no expectoration, dyspnea, reduced thoracic excursion, sometimes … Medical dictionary
