silicosis

[ sil-i-koh-sis ]
/ ˌsɪl ɪˈkoʊ sɪs /

noun Pathology.

a disease of the lungs caused by the inhaling of siliceous particles, as by stonecutters.

Origin of silicosis

First recorded in 1890–95; silic(a) + -osis

OTHER WORDS FROM silicosis

sil·i·cot·ic [sil-i-kot-ik] /ˌsɪl ɪˈkɒt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby silicosis

silicone, silicone rubber, siliconized, silicoproteinosis, silicosiderosis, silicosis, silicotuberculosis, silicula, siliculose, siliculose cataract, siliqua

British Dictionary definitions for silicosis

silicosis
/ (ˌsɪlɪˈkəʊsɪs) /

noun

pathol a form of pneumoconiosis caused by breathing in tiny particles of silica, quartz, or slate, and characterized by shortness of breath and fibrotic changes in the tissues of the lungs

Medical definitions for silicosis

silicosis
[ sĭl′ĭ-kō′sĭs ]

n.

A disease of the lungs caused by continued inhalation of the dust of minerals that contain silica and characterized by progressive fibrosis and a chronic shortness of breath. silicatosis

Other words from silicosis

sil′i•cot′ic (-kŏt′ĭk) adj.