| 单词 | pneumoconiosis |
| 释义 | pneumoconiosis[ noo-muh-koh-nee-oh-sis, nyoo- ] / ˌnu məˌkoʊ niˈoʊ sɪs, ˌnyu- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pneumoconiosis ON THESAURUS.COM noun Pathology.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 lung function. Also pneumonoconiosis. Origin of pneumoconiosisFirst recorded in 1880–85; syncopated variant of pneumonoconiosis Words nearby pneumoconiosispneumococcemia, pneumococcidal, pneumococcosis, pneumococcosuria, pneumococcus, pneumoconiosis, pneumocranium, pneumocystis, Pneumocystis carinii, pneumocystis pneumonia, pneumocystography Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for pneumoconiosispneumoconiosis pneumonoconiosis (ˌnjuːmənəʊˌkəʊnɪˈəʊsɪs)/ (ˌnjuːməʊˌkəʊnɪˈəʊsɪs) / nounany disease of the lungs or bronchi caused by the inhalation of metallic or mineral particles: characterized by inflammation, cough, and fibrosis Word Origin for pneumoconiosisC19: shortened from pneumonoconiosis, from pneumo- + -coniosis, from Greek konis dust Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for pneumoconiosispneumoconiosis [ nōō′mō-kō′nē-ō′sĭs ] n. pl. pneu•mo•co•ni•o•ses (-sēz)A disease of the lungs, such as asbestosis or silicosis, caused by long-term inhalation of particulate matter, especially mineral or metallic dust. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for pneumoconiosispneumoconiosis [ nōō′mō-kō′nē-ō′sĭs ] A disease of the lungs, such as asbestosis or black lung, caused by chronic inhalation of especially mineral or metallic dust. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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