pneumoconiosis
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pneumoconiosis
- /ˌnjuːməʊ.kəʊniˈəʊsɪs/ UK
- /ˌnuːmoʊ.koʊniˈoʊsəs/ US
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Alteration of pneumonoconiosis, after pneumo- (“lung”). Compare French pneumoconiose. By surface analysis, pneumo- + coniosis (“disease caused by the inhalation of dust”).
noun pneumoconioses
- A disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of particulate matter. Zhang Haichao was twenty-eight when he got pneumoconiosis. He was fit and well before he started working at an abrasive-materials factory in Xinmi, not far from Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan, where he comes from. On the job, he inhaled a huge amount of dust every day. In the second half of 2007, h
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noun disease of the lungs
| Español | neumoconiosis |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 진폐 jinpye, 진폐증 jinpyejeung |
| 日本語 | 塵肺, 肺塵症 haijinshō |
| 中文 | 塵肺 /尘肺 黑肺病 chénfèi, 塵肺病 /尘肺病 chénfèibìng |
| Português | pneumoconiose |
| Français | pneumoconiose |
| Deutsch | Pneumokoniose, Staublunge |
| Italiano | pneumoconiosi |
| Ελληνικά | πνευμοκονίωση pnevmokoníosi |
| Русский | пневмокониоз pnevmokonioz |
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title = {pneumoconiosis},
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