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pneumonoconiosis ThesaurusNoun | 1. | pneumonoconiosis - chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particlespneumoconiosisrespiratory disease, respiratory disorder, respiratory illness - a disease affecting the respiratory systemanthracosis, black lung, black lung disease, coal miner's lung - lung disease caused by inhaling coal dustasbestosis - lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos particlessiderosis - fibrosis of the lung caused by iron dust; occurs among welders and other metal workerssilicosis - a lung disease caused by inhaling particles of silica or quartz or slatefibrosis - development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ |
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pneu·mo·co·ni·o·sis , pneumokoniosis, pl. pneu·mo·co·ni·o·ses (nū'mō-kō'nē-ō'sis, nū'mō-kō'nē-ō'sis, -sēz), 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 cyanosis, and fatigue after slight exertion; often leads to chronic restrictive lung disease as measured by pulmonary testing; degree of disability depends on the types of particles inhaled, as well as the level of exposure to them. Synonym(s): anthracotic tuberculosis, pneumonoconiosis, pneumonokoniosis [G. pneumōn, lung, + konis, dust, + -osis, condition] pneu·mo·co·ni·o·sis , pneumonoconiosis , pneumokoniosis, pl. pneumoconioses, pneumonoconioses, pneumonokonioses (nūmō-kō-nē-ōsis, nūmō-nō-, nūmō-kō-, -sēz) Inflammation commonly leading to fibrosis of the lungs caused by the inhalation of dust in various occupations; characterized by pain in the chest, cough with little or no expectoration, dyspnea, reduced thoracic excursion, sometimes cyanosis, and fatigue after slight exertion; degree of disability depends on the types of particles inhaled, as well as the level of exposure to them. [G. pneumōn, lung, + konis, dust, + -osis, condition]pneumonoconiosis (noo?ma-no-ko?ne-o'sis) [? + konis, dust, + osis, condition] Pneumoconiosis.pneu·mo·co·ni·o·sis , pneumonoconiosis , pneumokoniosis, pl. pneumoconioses, pneumonoconioses, pneumonokonioses (nūmō-kō-nē-ōsis, nūmō-nō-, nūmō-kō-, -sēz) Inflammation commonly leading to lung fibrosis caused by inhalation of dust incident to various occupations; characterized by chest pain, cough with little or no expectoration, dyspnea, reduced thoracic excursion, sometimes cyanosis, and fatigue after slight exertion. [G. pneumōn, lung, + konis, dust, + -osis, condition]pneumonoconiosis
Synonyms for pneumonoconiosisnoun chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particlesSynonymsRelated Words- respiratory disease
- respiratory disorder
- respiratory illness
- anthracosis
- black lung
- black lung disease
- coal miner's lung
- asbestosis
- siderosis
- silicosis
- fibrosis
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