coniofibrosis

coniofibrosis

 [ko″ne-o-fi-bro´sis]

pneumoconiosis marked by an exuberant growth of connective tissue caused by a specific irritant, as in asbestosis, silicosis, and silicotuberculosis.

co·ni·o·fi·bro·sis

(kō'nē-ō-fī-brō'sis),

Fibrosis produced by dust, especially of the lungs by inhaled dust.

[G. konis, dust, + fibrosis]

co·ni·o·fi·bro·sis

(kō'nē-ō-fī-brō'sis)

Fibrosis produced by dust, especially of the lungs by inhaled dust.

[G. konis, dust, + fibrosis]