Definition of Pneumonoconiosis

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


Definition of Pneumonoconiosis

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of pneumoconiosis) ¹

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Medical Definition of Pneumonoconiosis

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 Pneumonoconiosis

pneumonic
pneumonic device
pneumonic devices
pneumonic plague
pneumonics
pneumonitic
pneumonitides
pneumonitis
pneumonitises
pneumoniæ
pneumono-
pneumonocele
pneumonocentesis
pneumonococcal
pneumonococcus
pneumonoconiosis (current term)
pneumonocyte
pneumonokoniosis
pneumonolysis
pneumonomelanosis
pneumonometer
pneumonometers
pneumonomoniliasis
pneumonomycosis
pneumonopathy
pneumonopexy
pneumonophora
pneumonopleuritis
pneumonorrhaphy
pneumonotomy

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