silicosis

English

Etymology

From Late Latin silica +‎ -osis.

Noun

silicosis (countable and uncountable, plural silicoses)

(medicine) A disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust. [from late 19th c.]

Hypernyms

pneumoconiosis

Hyponyms

pneumosilicosis
potter's rot

Translations

silica dust pneumoconiosis

Chinese:
Mandarin: 硅肺 (zh) (guīfèi)
Czech: silikóza f

Finnish: silikoosi, kivipölykeuhko
Italian: silicosi (it) f
Japanese: 珪肺 (けいはい, keihai)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.