Definition of Pneumoconiosis

1. Noun. Chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles.


Definition of Pneumoconiosis

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Medical Definition of Pneumoconiosis

1. Fibrosis and scarring of the lungs secondary to the repeated inhalation of dust associated with some occupation. Examples include silica, asbestos and coal dust exposure. (29 Oct 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pneumoconiosis

pneumococcal pneumonia immunization
pneumococcal polysaccharide
pneumococcal vaccine
pneumococcal vaccine
pneumococci
pneumococci
pneumococcidal
pneumococcolysis
pneumococcosis
pneumococcosuria
pneumococcus
pneumococcus
pneumocolon
pneumoconioses
pneumoconiosis (current term)
pneumoconiosis (current term)
pneumoconiosis of coal workers
pneumoconiosis siderotica
pneumocranium
Pneumocystis carinii
pneumocystis carinii infections
pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
pneumocystis pneumonia
pneumocystis pneumonia
pneumocystography
pneumocystosis
pneumocyte
pneumocytosis
pneumoderma

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