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.
[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]