pneumonoconiosis

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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]

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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]

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