baritosis

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bar·i·to·sis

(bar'i-tō'sis),

A form of pneumoconiosis caused by barite or barium dust.

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baritosis

(băr″ĭ-tō′sĭs)

A relatively benign form of pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of barium dust.

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Excessive inhalation of barite causes baritosis, which is one form of pneumoconiosis, a diagnosable disease of the lungs wherein the tissues of the lungs react to the accumulation of dust in them, resulting in impaired lung function.

Human waste as a tool in biogeoohemioal surveys from mangampeta barite mining area, Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Baritosis (barium), stannosis (tin), and siderosis (iron) are radiopaque dust exposures that cause small lung nodules.

High attenuation in the lungs on CT: beyond calcified granulomas

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